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#B58DCE Color

#B58DCE is rgb(181, 141, 206) in RGB, hsl(277, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B58DCE
HEX#B58DCE
RGBrgb(181, 141, 206)
HSLhsl(277, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(277, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.102 311.9)
LABlab(64.26% 24.59 -27.78)
LCHlch(64.26% 37.09 311.51)

What #B58DCE 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 #B58DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.44Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.24Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.31Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.48Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.7

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

#B58DCE Channel Values

How #B58DCE 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 141 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B58DCE 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B58DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B58DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B58DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B58DCE
Complementary
#A6CE8D
Analogous
#948DCE
Analogous
#CE8DC6
Triadic
#CEB58D
Triadic
#8DCEB5
Split comp.
#C6CE8D
Split comp.
#8DCE94

Tints & Shades of #B58DCE

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

#BE9BD4
#CAADDC
#D3BBE2
#DCC9E8
#E6D8EE
#F1EAF6

Shades

#A06DC0
#8B4DB3
#723F92
#562F6F
#3D224F
#24142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B58DCE.

How #B58DCE 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#B58DCE
Protanopia#9595CE
Protanomaly#A392CE
Deuteranopia#9C9CCD
Deuteranomaly#A696CE
Tritanopia#AD9797
Tritanomaly#B093B0
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B58DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b58dce: #B58DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B58DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b58dce': '#B58DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.553, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b58dce">#B58DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B58DCE"

More Purple Colors

#B58DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B58DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B58DCE?

#B58DCE is a light purple — rgb(181, 141, 206) in RGB and hsl(277, 40%, 68%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #B58DCE?

#B58DCE is rgb(181, 141, 206) — red 181, green 141, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B58DCE?

#B58DCE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B58DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B58DCE scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B58DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B58DCE 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 12.44, which is visibly different.

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