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#B57ACD Color

#B57ACD is rgb(181, 122, 205) in RGB, hsl(283, 45%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 40%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B57ACD
HEX#B57ACD
RGBrgb(181, 122, 205)
HSLhsl(283, 45%, 64%)
HSVhsv(283, 40%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 40%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.134 315.7)
LABlab(59.83% 34.44 -34.02)
LCHlch(59.83% 48.41 315.35)

What #B57ACD 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 #B57ACD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.31Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.71Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.58African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.77Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.09Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.16

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

#B57ACD Channel Values

How #B57ACD 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 122 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 45% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 40% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B57ACD 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B57ACD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B57ACD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B57ACD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B57ACD
Complementary
#91CD7A
Analogous
#8C7ACD
Analogous
#CD7ABB
Triadic
#CDB57A
Triadic
#7ACDB5
Split comp.
#BBCD7A
Split comp.
#7ACD8C

Tints & Shades of #B57ACD

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

#BF8CD4
#CA9FDB
#D4B1E2
#DCC0E7
#E6D3EE
#F1E5F5

Shades

#A359C0
#8F42AE
#74358D
#5B2A6F
#401D4E
#281230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B57ACD.

How #B57ACD 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#B57ACD
Protanopia#8686CD
Protanomaly#9B82CD
Deuteranopia#9191CC
Deuteranomaly#A188CC
Tritanopia#AB8888
Tritanomaly#AF83A8
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B57ACD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b57acd: #B57ACD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B57ACD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b57acd': '#B57ACD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.478, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b57acd">#B57ACD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B57ACD"

More Purple Colors

#B57ACD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B57ACD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B57ACD?

#B57ACD is a light purple — rgb(181, 122, 205) in RGB and hsl(283, 45%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #B57ACD?

#B57ACD is rgb(181, 122, 205) — red 181, green 122, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B57ACD?

#B57ACD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 40%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B57ACD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B57ACD scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B57ACD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B57ACD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.67, which is visibly different.

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