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#B588CD Color

#B588CD is rgb(181, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(279, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 34%, 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B588CD
HEX#B588CD
RGBrgb(181, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(279, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(279, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.11 313.4)
LABlab(63.04% 27.07 -29.08)
LCHlch(63.04% 39.73 312.95)

What #B588CD 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 #B588CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.74Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.79Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.44Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.09

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

#B588CD Channel Values

How #B588CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B588CD 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B588CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B588CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B588CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B588CD
Complementary
#A0CD88
Analogous
#9388CD
Analogous
#CD88C3
Triadic
#CDB588
Triadic
#88CDB5
Split comp.
#C3CD88
Split comp.
#88CD93

Tints & Shades of #B588CD

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

#BE97D3
#C9A9DB
#D2B7E1
#DDC9E8
#E6D7EE
#F2E9F6

Shades

#A168C0
#8C4AB0
#733C90
#592F6F
#3F214F
#25142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B588CD.

How #B588CD 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#B588CD
Protanopia#9191CD
Protanomaly#A18DCD
Deuteranopia#9999CC
Deuteranomaly#A592CC
Tritanopia#AD9393
Tritanomaly#B08FAD
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B588CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b588cd: #B588CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B588CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b588cd': '#B588CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b588cd">#B588CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B588CD"

More Purple Colors

#B588CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B588CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B588CD?

#B588CD is a light purple — rgb(181, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(279, 41%, 67%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #B588CD?

#B588CD is rgb(181, 136, 205) — red 181, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B588CD?

#B588CD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B588CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B588CD scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B588CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B588CD 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 13.11, which is visibly different.

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