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#B54BC3 Color

#B54BC3 is rgb(181, 75, 195) in RGB, hsl(293, 50%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B54BC3
HEX#B54BC3
RGBrgb(181, 75, 195)
HSLhsl(293, 50%, 53%)
HSVhsv(293, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.199 322.9)
LABlab(50.26% 55.71 -43.27)
LCHlch(50.26% 70.54 322.16)

What #B54BC3 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 #B54BC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.26Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 7.1Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.48Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.44Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 13.91Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.26

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

#B54BC3 Channel Values

How #B54BC3 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 75 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 50% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B54BC3 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 text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B54BC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B54BC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B54BC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B54BC3
Complementary
#59C34B
Analogous
#794BC3
Analogous
#C34B95
Triadic
#C3B54B
Triadic
#4BC3B5
Split comp.
#95C34B
Split comp.
#4BC379

Tints & Shades of #B54BC3

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

#BF62CB
#CA7DD4
#D394DB
#DEAFE4
#E7C6EC
#F2E0F5

Shades

#A23BB0
#8A3295
#71297A
#582060
#3F1745
#270E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B54BC3.

How #B54BC3 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#B54BC3
Protanopia#6868C3
Protanomaly#8D5DC3
Deuteranopia#7C7CC1
Deuteranomaly#966BC2
Tritanopia#AA6565
Tritanomaly#AE5C94
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B54BC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b54bc3: #B54BC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B54BC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b54bc3': '#B54BC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.294, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_b54bc3">#B54BC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B54BC3"

More Pink Colors

#B54BC3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B54BC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B54BC3?

#B54BC3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(181, 75, 195) in RGB and hsl(293, 50%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #B54BC3?

#B54BC3 is rgb(181, 75, 195) — red 181, green 75, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B54BC3?

#B54BC3 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B54BC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B54BC3 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B54BC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B54BC3 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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