Skip to content

#B681CA Color

#B681CA is rgb(182, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(284, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B681CA
HEX#B681CA
RGBrgb(182, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(284, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(284, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.119 316.4)
LABlab(61.42% 30.63 -29.88)
LCHlch(61.42% 42.79 315.71)

What #B681CA 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 #B681CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.08Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.57Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.09Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.32Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.54Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.14

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

#B681CA Channel Values

How #B681CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B681CA 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B681CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B681CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B681CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B681CA
Complementary
#95CA81
Analogous
#9281CA
Analogous
#CA81B9
Triadic
#CAB781
Triadic
#81CAB7
Split comp.
#B9CA81
Split comp.
#81CA92

Tints & Shades of #B681CA

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

#C193D2
#C9A2D8
#D4B3DF
#DEC5E7
#E8D7EE
#F1E6F4

Shades

#A461BD
#9248AD
#763B8C
#5B2D6C
#40204C
#27142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B681CA.

How #B681CA 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#B681CA
Protanopia#8C8CCA
Protanomaly#9E88CA
Deuteranopia#9595C9
Deuteranomaly#A38EC9
Tritanopia#AD8D8D
Tritanomaly#B188A9
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B681CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b681ca: #B681CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B681CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b681ca': '#B681CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b681ca">#B681CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B681CA"

More Purple Colors

#B681CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#B681CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B681CA?

#B681CA is a light purple — rgb(182, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(284, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #B681CA?

#B681CA is rgb(182, 129, 202) — red 182, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B681CA?

#B681CA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B681CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B681CA scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B681CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B681CA 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 14.4, which is visibly different.

Open #B681CA in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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