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#B57DCF Color

#B57DCF is rgb(181, 125, 207) in RGB, hsl(281, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B57DCF
HEX#B57DCF
RGBrgb(181, 125, 207)
HSLhsl(281, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(281, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.131 314.5)
LABlab(60.57% 33.19 -33.99)
LCHlch(60.57% 47.51 314.32)

What #B57DCF 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 #B57DCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.41Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.54Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.57African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.94Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.53Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.18

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

#B57DCF Channel Values

How #B57DCF 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 125 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B57DCF 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B57DCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B57DCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B57DCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B57DCF
Complementary
#97CF7D
Analogous
#8C7DCF
Analogous
#CF7DC0
Triadic
#CFB57D
Triadic
#7DCFB5
Split comp.
#C0CF7D
Split comp.
#7DCF8C

Tints & Shades of #B57DCF

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

#BF8FD6
#C89EDB
#D2B1E2
#DDC3E9
#E8D6F0
#F0E5F5

Shades

#A25BC2
#8F42B3
#743691
#592970
#3F1D4E
#271230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B57DCF.

How #B57DCF 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#B57DCF
Protanopia#8989CF
Protanomaly#9C84CF
Deuteranopia#9393CE
Deuteranomaly#A28ACE
Tritanopia#AB8B8B
Tritanomaly#AF86AA
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B57DCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b57dcf: #B57DCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B57DCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b57dcf': '#B57DCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.490, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b57dcf">#B57DCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B57DCF"

More Purple Colors

#B57DCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B57DCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B57DCF?

#B57DCF is a light purple — rgb(181, 125, 207) in RGB and hsl(281, 46%, 65%) 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 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #B57DCF?

#B57DCF is rgb(181, 125, 207) — red 181, green 125, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B57DCF?

#B57DCF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B57DCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B57DCF scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B57DCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B57DCF 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 17.79, which is visibly different.

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