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#B454FC Color

#B454FC is rgb(180, 84, 252) in RGB, hsl(274, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 67%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 13.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B454FC
HEX#B454FC
RGBrgb(180, 84, 252)
HSLhsl(274, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(274, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 67%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.242 307)
LABlab(54.46% 60.42 -68.75)
LCHlch(54.46% 91.53 311.31)

What #B454FC 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 #B454FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B454FC Channel Values

How #B454FC 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 84 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B454FC 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B454FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B454FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B454FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B454FC.

How #B454FC 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#B454FC
Protanopia#6C6CFC
Protanomaly#8F64FC
Deuteranopia#7E7EFB
Deuteranomaly#9770FB
Tritanopia#9E7C7C
Tritanomaly#A76EBD
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B454FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b454fc: #B454FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B454FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b454fc': '#B454FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.329, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_b454fc">#B454FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B454FC"

More Purple Colors

#B454FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B454FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B454FC?

#B454FC is a light purple — rgb(180, 84, 252) in RGB and hsl(274, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.11.

What is the RGB value of #B454FC?

#B454FC is rgb(180, 84, 252) — red 180, green 84, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B454FC?

#B454FC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 67%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B454FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B454FC scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B454FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B454FC 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 14.21, which is visibly different.

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