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#B57DED Color

#B57DED is rgb(181, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B57DED
HEX#B57DED
RGBrgb(181, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(270, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.167 305.6)
LABlab(61.75% 38.26 -48.85)
LCHlch(61.75% 62.04 308.07)

What #B57DED 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 #B57DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.05Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.37Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.36Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.19Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.45

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

#B57DED Channel Values

How #B57DED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B57DED 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B57DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B57DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B57DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B57DED
Complementary
#B5ED7D
Analogous
#7D7DED
Analogous
#ED7DED
Triadic
#EDB57D
Triadic
#7DEDB5
Split comp.
#EDED7D
Split comp.
#7DED7D

Tints & Shades of #B57DED

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

#BF8FF0
#C9A1F2
#D4B3F5
#DBC0F6
#E5D2F9
#F0E4FB

Shades

#9C50E7
#8528E2
#6B1ABC
#541494
#3B0E67
#24093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B57DED.

How #B57DED 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#B57DED
Protanopia#8989ED
Protanomaly#9C84ED
Deuteranopia#9393EC
Deuteranomaly#A28AEC
Tritanopia#A69292
Tritanomaly#AC8ABD
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B57DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b57ded: #B57DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B57DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b57ded': '#B57DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b57ded">#B57DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B57DED"

More Purple Colors

#B57DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B57DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B57DED?

#B57DED is a light purple — rgb(181, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #B57DED?

#B57DED is rgb(181, 125, 237) — red 181, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B57DED?

#B57DED converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B57DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B57DED scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B57DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B57DED 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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