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#B5A7DC Color

#B5A7DC is rgb(181, 167, 220) in RGB, hsl(256, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5A7DC
HEX#B5A7DC
RGBrgb(181, 167, 220)
HSLhsl(256, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(256, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.076 296.7)
LABlab(71.09% 13.21 -25.08)
LCHlch(71.09% 28.35 297.78)

What #B5A7DC 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 #B5A7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.77Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.03Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.82Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.26Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.44Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 12.65

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

#B5A7DC Channel Values

How #B5A7DC 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 167 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5A7DC 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5A7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5A7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5A7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5A7DC
Complementary
#CEDCA7
Analogous
#A7B4DC
Analogous
#D0A7DC
Triadic
#DCB6A7
Triadic
#A7DCB6
Split comp.
#DCD0A7
Split comp.
#B4DCA7

Tints & Shades of #B5A7DC

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

#BFB2E0
#C8BDE5
#D1C8E9
#DDD7EF
#E7E2F3
#F0EDF8

Shades

#9783CE
#755BBE
#5C41A4
#473380
#33245B
#1D1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5A7DC.

How #B5A7DC 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#B5A7DC
Protanopia#A9A9DC
Protanomaly#AEA9DC
Deuteranopia#ACACDC
Deuteranomaly#B0AADC
Tritanopia#ADAFAF
Tritanomaly#B1ACC3
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5A7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5a7dc: #B5A7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5A7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5a7dc': '#B5A7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.655, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b5a7dc">#B5A7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5A7DC"

More Purple Colors

#B5A7DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B5A7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5A7DC?

#B5A7DC is a light purple — rgb(181, 167, 220) in RGB and hsl(256, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #B5A7DC?

#B5A7DC is rgb(181, 167, 220) — red 181, green 167, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5A7DC?

#B5A7DC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5A7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5A7DC scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5A7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5A7DC 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 17.88, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.