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#B561E5 Color

#B561E5 is rgb(181, 97, 229) in RGB, hsl(278, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 58%, 0%, 10%) 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 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B561E5
HEX#B561E5
RGBrgb(181, 97, 229)
HSLhsl(278, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(278, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 58%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.201 311.4)
LABlab(55.69% 50.92 -53.98)
LCHlch(55.69% 74.21 313.33)

What #B561E5 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 #B561E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.06Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.24Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.39Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.97Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.06

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

#B561E5 Channel Values

How #B561E5 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 97 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B561E5 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B561E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B561E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B561E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B561E5
Complementary
#92E561
Analogous
#7361E5
Analogous
#E561D4
Triadic
#E5B561
Triadic
#61E5B5
Split comp.
#D4E561
Split comp.
#61E573

Tints & Shades of #B561E5

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

#BF77E9
#C98DEC
#D4A3F0
#DCB4F3
#E6CAF6
#F1E0FA

Shades

#A23ADF
#8F22CE
#741BA7
#5B1584
#400F5C
#280939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B561E5.

How #B561E5 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#B561E5
Protanopia#7575E5
Protanomaly#936EE5
Deuteranopia#8585E4
Deuteranomaly#9A78E4
Tritanopia#A57C7C
Tritanomaly#AC72B0
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B561E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b561e5: #B561E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B561E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b561e5': '#B561E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.380, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_b561e5">#B561E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B561E5"

More Purple Colors

#B561E5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B561E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B561E5?

#B561E5 is a light purple — rgb(181, 97, 229) in RGB and hsl(278, 72%, 64%) 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 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #B561E5?

#B561E5 is rgb(181, 97, 229) — red 181, green 97, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B561E5?

#B561E5 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 58%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B561E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B561E5 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B561E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B561E5 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 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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