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#B561FF Color

#B561FF is rgb(181, 97, 255) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 62%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B561FF
HEX#B561FF
RGBrgb(181, 97, 255)
HSLhsl(272, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(272, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 62%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.228 305.5)
LABlab(56.99% 55.34 -66.34)
LCHlch(56.99% 86.40 309.84)

What #B561FF 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 #B561FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.92Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.96Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.68Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 19.24Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 20.01Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 22.25

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

#B561FF Channel Values

How #B561FF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B561FF 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B561FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B561FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B561FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B561FF
Complementary
#ABFF61
Analogous
#6661FF
Analogous
#FF61FA
Triadic
#FFB561
Triadic
#61FFB5
Split comp.
#FAFF61
Split comp.
#61FF66

Tints & Shades of #B561FF

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

#BF75FF
#C88AFF
#D29EFF
#DEB8FF
#E7CCFF
#F1E0FF

Shades

#A033FF
#8800FF
#7000D1
#5700A3
#3F0075
#230042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B561FF.

How #B561FF 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#B561FF
Protanopia#7575FF
Protanomaly#936EFF
Deuteranopia#8585FE
Deuteranomaly#9A78FE
Tritanopia#A08484
Tritanomaly#A978C2
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B561FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b561ff: #B561FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B561FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b561ff': '#B561FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.380, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_b561ff">#B561FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B561FF"

More Purple Colors

#B561FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B561FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B561FF?

#B561FF is a light purple — rgb(181, 97, 255) in RGB and hsl(272, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #B561FF?

#B561FF is rgb(181, 97, 255) — red 181, green 97, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B561FF?

#B561FF converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 62%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B561FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B561FF scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B561FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B561FF 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 15.96, which is visibly different.

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