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#B420EE Color

#B420EE is rgb(180, 32, 238) in RGB, hsl(283, 86%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 87%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B420EE
HEX#B420EE
RGBrgb(180, 32, 238)
HSLhsl(283, 86%, 53%)
HSVhsv(283, 87%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 87%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.277 313)
LABlab(47.46% 75.11 -72.25)
LCHlch(47.46% 104.21 316.11)

What #B420EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B420EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.15Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.58Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.9Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 10.49Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B420EE Channel Values

How #B420EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 32 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 86% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 87% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B420EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B420EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B420EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B420EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B420EE
Complementary
#5AEE20
Analogous
#4D20EE
Analogous
#EE20C2
Triadic
#EEB420
Triadic
#20EEB4
Split comp.
#C2EE20
Split comp.
#20EE4D

Tints & Shades of #B420EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD3DF0
#C95EF3
#D27AF5
#DD9BF8
#E7B8FA
#F2D9FC

Shades

#A110DA
#890EB9
#700B98
#580977
#3F0655
#270434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B420EE.

How #B420EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B420EE
Protanopia#5555EE
Protanomaly#8545EE
Deuteranopia#7070EC
Deuteranomaly#905AED
Tritanopia#A06161
Tritanomaly#A84FAC
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B420EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b420ee: #B420EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B420EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b420ee': '#B420EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.125, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b420ee">#B420EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B420EE"

More Purple Colors

#B420EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B420EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B420EE?

#B420EE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(180, 32, 238) in RGB and hsl(283, 86%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #B420EE?

#B420EE is rgb(180, 32, 238) — red 180, green 32, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B420EE?

#B420EE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 87%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B420EE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B420EE scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B420EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B420EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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