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#B643DF Color

#B643DF is rgb(182, 67, 223) in RGB, hsl(284, 71%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 70%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B643DF
HEX#B643DF
RGBrgb(182, 67, 223)
HSLhsl(284, 71%, 57%)
HSVhsv(284, 70%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 70%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.235 315.6)
LABlab(50.58% 63.19 -58.74)
LCHlch(50.58% 86.27 317.09)

What #B643DF 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 #B643DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B643DF Channel Values

How #B643DF 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 67 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 71% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 70% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B643DF 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B643DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B643DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B643DF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B643DF.

How #B643DF 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#B643DF
Protanopia#6464DF
Protanomaly#8C58DF
Deuteranopia#7979DD
Deuteranomaly#9568DE
Tritanopia#A66969
Tritanomaly#AD5CA6
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B643DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b643df: #B643DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B643DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b643df': '#B643DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.263, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_b643df">#B643DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B643DF"

More Purple Colors

#B643DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B643DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B643DF?

#B643DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(182, 67, 223) in RGB and hsl(284, 71%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #B643DF?

#B643DF is rgb(182, 67, 223) — red 182, green 67, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B643DF?

#B643DF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 70%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B643DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B643DF scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B643DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B643DF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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