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#B527CE Color

#B527CE is rgb(181, 39, 206) in RGB, hsl(291, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 81%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B527CE
HEX#B527CE
RGBrgb(181, 39, 206)
HSLhsl(291, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(291, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 81%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.248 320.9)
LABlab(46.28% 69.45 -55.92)
LCHlch(46.28% 89.16 321.16)

What #B527CE 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 #B527CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.61Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.66Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.16Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.08Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.21Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.08

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

#B527CE Channel Values

How #B527CE 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 181 · G 39 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B527CE 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B527CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B527CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B527CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B527CE
Complementary
#40CE27
Analogous
#6127CE
Analogous
#CE2793
Triadic
#CEB527
Triadic
#27CEB5
Split comp.
#93CE27
Split comp.
#27CE61

Tints & Shades of #B527CE

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

#C33EDA
#CC5CE0
#D67AE6
#E09CEC
#EABAF2
#F3D8F8

Shades

#9E22B4
#841D96
#6D187C
#571363
#400E49
#26082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B527CE.

How #B527CE 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#B527CE
Protanopia#5757CE
Protanomaly#8748CE
Deuteranopia#7171CC
Deuteranomaly#915CCD
Tritanopia#A75757
Tritanomaly#AD4896
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B527CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b527ce: #B527CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B527CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b527ce': '#B527CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.153, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b527ce">#B527CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B527CE"

More Pink Colors

#B527CE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B527CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B527CE?

#B527CE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(181, 39, 206) in RGB and hsl(291, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #B527CE?

#B527CE is rgb(181, 39, 206) — red 181, green 39, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B527CE?

#B527CE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 81%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B527CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B527CE scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B527CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B527CE 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 11.16, which is visibly different.

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