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#B684DC Color

#B684DC is rgb(182, 132, 220) in RGB, hsl(274, 56%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B684DC
HEX#B684DC
RGBrgb(182, 132, 220)
HSLhsl(274, 56%, 69%)
HSVhsv(274, 40%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.135 309.4)
LABlab(62.75% 31.98 -37.87)
LCHlch(62.75% 49.56 310.18)

What #B684DC 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 #B684DC, 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.

#B684DC Channel Values

How #B684DC 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 132 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 56% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 40% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B684DC 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B684DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B684DC; 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 #B684DC

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 #B684DC.

How #B684DC 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#B684DC
Protanopia#8E8EDC
Protanomaly#A08ADC
Deuteranopia#9797DB
Deuteranomaly#A490DB
Tritanopia#AB9393
Tritanomaly#AF8DB5
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B684DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b684dc: #B684DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B684DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b684dc': '#B684DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.518, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b684dc">#B684DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B684DC"

More Purple Colors

#B684DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B684DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B684DC?

#B684DC is a light purple — rgb(182, 132, 220) in RGB and hsl(274, 56%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #B684DC?

#B684DC is rgb(182, 132, 220) — red 182, green 132, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B684DC?

#B684DC converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B684DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B684DC scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B684DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B684DC 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 15.22, which is visibly different.

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