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#B580CB Color

#B580CB is rgb(181, 128, 203) in RGB, hsl(282, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B580CB
HEX#B580CB
RGBrgb(181, 128, 203)
HSLhsl(282, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(282, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.122 315.6)
LABlab(61.11% 30.98 -30.92)
LCHlch(61.11% 43.77 315.05)

What #B580CB 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 #B580CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.13Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.19Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.62Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.23

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

#B580CB Channel Values

How #B580CB 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 128 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B580CB 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B580CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B580CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B580CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B580CB
Complementary
#97CB80
Analogous
#8F80CB
Analogous
#CB80BC
Triadic
#CBB580
Triadic
#80CBB5
Split comp.
#BCCB80
Split comp.
#80CB8F

Tints & Shades of #B580CB

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

#BF92D3
#C8A1D9
#D2B3E0
#DDC5E7
#E8D7EF
#F0E6F5

Shades

#A260BE
#8F47AE
#743A8D
#592C6D
#3F1F4C
#27132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B580CB.

How #B580CB 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#B580CB
Protanopia#8B8BCB
Protanomaly#9E87CB
Deuteranopia#9494CA
Deuteranomaly#A28DCA
Tritanopia#AC8C8C
Tritanomaly#B088A9
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B580CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b580cb: #B580CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B580CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b580cb': '#B580CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.502, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b580cb">#B580CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B580CB"

More Purple Colors

#B580CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B580CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B580CB?

#B580CB is a light purple — rgb(181, 128, 203) in RGB and hsl(282, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #B580CB?

#B580CB is rgb(181, 128, 203) — red 181, green 128, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B580CB?

#B580CB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B580CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B580CB scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B580CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B580CB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.25, which is visibly different.

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