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#B44BEC Color

#B44BEC is rgb(180, 75, 236) in RGB, hsl(279, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 68%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B44BEC
HEX#B44BEC
RGBrgb(180, 75, 236)
HSLhsl(279, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(279, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.237 311.3)
LABlab(52.16% 61.57 -63.55)
LCHlch(52.16% 88.48 314.09)

What #B44BEC 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 #B44BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.92Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.82Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.31Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.61Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 17.17Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.42

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

#B44BEC Channel Values

How #B44BEC 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 75 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B44BEC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B44BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B44BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B44BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B44BEC
Complementary
#83EC4B
Analogous
#634BEC
Analogous
#EC4BD4
Triadic
#ECB44B
Triadic
#4BECB4
Split comp.
#D4EC4B
Split comp.
#4BEC63

Tints & Shades of #B44BEC

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

#BD62EF
#C97EF1
#D395F4
#DCACF6
#E6C3F9
#F1DFFC

Shades

#A426E8
#8F16D0
#7512AB
#590E81
#3F0A5C
#260637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B44BEC.

How #B44BEC 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#B44BEC
Protanopia#6767EC
Protanomaly#8C5DEC
Deuteranopia#7B7BEB
Deuteranomaly#956BEB
Tritanopia#A17272
Tritanomaly#A964B0
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B44BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b44bec: #B44BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B44BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b44bec': '#B44BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.294, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_b44bec">#B44BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B44BEC"

More Purple Colors

#B44BEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B44BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B44BEC?

#B44BEC is a light purple — rgb(180, 75, 236) in RGB and hsl(279, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #B44BEC?

#B44BEC is rgb(180, 75, 236) — red 180, green 75, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B44BEC?

#B44BEC converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B44BEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B44BEC scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B44BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B44BEC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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