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#B62CED Color

#B62CED is rgb(182, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(283, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B62CED
HEX#B62CED
RGBrgb(182, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(283, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(283, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.269 313.4)
LABlab(48.69% 72.58 -69.67)
LCHlch(48.69% 100.61 316.17)

What #B62CED 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 #B62CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.53Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.79Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.26Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.36French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.38Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.69

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

#B62CED Channel Values

How #B62CED 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 182 · G 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.59:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B62CED 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.

TextWhite text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B62CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B62CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B62CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B62CED
Complementary
#62ED2C
Analogous
#562CED
Analogous
#ED2CC3
Triadic
#EDB62C
Triadic
#2CEDB6
Split comp.
#C3ED2C
Split comp.
#2CED56

Tints & Shades of #B62CED

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

#C048EF
#C964F2
#D380F4
#DFA1F7
#E8BDF9
#F2D9FC

Shades

#A714E1
#8B10BC
#730D9B
#5A0B7A
#420859
#260434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B62CED.

How #B62CED 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#B62CED
Protanopia#5959ED
Protanomaly#884BED
Deuteranopia#7373EB
Deuteranomaly#935EEC
Tritanopia#A26565
Tritanomaly#AB53AD
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B62CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b62ced: #B62CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B62CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b62ced': '#B62CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b62ced">#B62CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B62CED"

More Purple Colors

#B62CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B62CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B62CED?

#B62CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(182, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(283, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #B62CED?

#B62CED is rgb(182, 44, 237) — red 182, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B62CED?

#B62CED converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B62CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B62CED scores 4.59:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B62CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B62CED 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.26, which is visibly different.

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