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#B67DE8 Color

#B67DE8 is rgb(182, 125, 232) in RGB, hsl(272, 70%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B67DE8
HEX#B67DE8
RGBrgb(182, 125, 232)
HSLhsl(272, 70%, 70%)
HSVhsv(272, 46%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.161 307.3)
LABlab(61.66% 37.68 -46.23)
LCHlch(61.66% 59.64 309.19)

What #B67DE8 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 #B67DE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.74Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.5Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.68Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.34Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.42Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.45

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

#B67DE8 Channel Values

How #B67DE8 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 125 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 70% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 46% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B67DE8 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B67DE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B67DE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B67DE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B67DE8
Complementary
#AFE87D
Analogous
#817DE8
Analogous
#E87DE4
Triadic
#E8B67D
Triadic
#7DE8B6
Split comp.
#E4E87D
Split comp.
#7DE881

Tints & Shades of #B67DE8

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

#C08EEB
#CAA0EE
#D3B1F1
#DDC2F4
#E7D4F7
#F0E5FA

Shades

#A056E1
#882BDA
#7020B6
#55188B
#3D1264
#230A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B67DE8.

How #B67DE8 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#B67DE8
Protanopia#8989E8
Protanomaly#9D84E8
Deuteranopia#9393E7
Deuteranomaly#A28BE7
Tritanopia#A89090
Tritanomaly#AE89BA
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B67DE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b67de8: #B67DE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B67DE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b67de8': '#B67DE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.490, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_b67de8">#B67DE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#B67DE8"

More Purple Colors

#B67DE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B67DE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B67DE8?

#B67DE8 is a light purple — rgb(182, 125, 232) in RGB and hsl(272, 70%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #B67DE8?

#B67DE8 is rgb(182, 125, 232) — red 182, green 125, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B67DE8?

#B67DE8 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 46%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B67DE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B67DE8 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B67DE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B67DE8 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.34, which is visibly different.

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