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#B593DC Color

#B593DC is rgb(181, 147, 220) in RGB, hsl(268, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B593DC
HEX#B593DC
RGBrgb(181, 147, 220)
HSLhsl(268, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(268, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.11 305.2)
LABlab(66.16% 23.73 -32.60)
LCHlch(66.16% 40.33 306.05)

What #B593DC 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 #B593DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.04Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.44African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.64Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.13Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.93Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.99

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

#B593DC Channel Values

How #B593DC 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 147 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B593DC 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B593DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B593DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B593DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B593DC
Complementary
#BADC93
Analogous
#9396DC
Analogous
#DA93DC
Triadic
#DCB593
Triadic
#93DCB5
Split comp.
#DCDA93
Split comp.
#96DC93

Tints & Shades of #B593DC

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

#C0A3E1
#C8AEE5
#D2BEEA
#DDCDEF
#E7DCF4
#EFE8F8

Shades

#9B6DD0
#834AC4
#6A36A6
#51297F
#391D59
#221136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B593DC.

How #B593DC 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#B593DC
Protanopia#9999DC
Protanomaly#A597DC
Deuteranopia#9F9FDB
Deuteranomaly#A89BDC
Tritanopia#AB9F9F
Tritanomaly#AF9ABA
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B593DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b593dc: #B593DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B593DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b593dc': '#B593DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.576, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b593dc">#B593DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B593DC"

More Purple Colors

#B593DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B593DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B593DC?

#B593DC is a light purple — rgb(181, 147, 220) in RGB and hsl(268, 51%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #B593DC?

#B593DC is rgb(181, 147, 220) — red 181, green 147, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B593DC?

#B593DC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B593DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B593DC scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B593DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B593DC 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 14.7, which is visibly different.

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