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#B688BF Color

#B688BF is rgb(182, 136, 191) in RGB, hsl(290, 30%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B688BF
HEX#B688BF
RGBrgb(182, 136, 191)
HSLhsl(290, 30%, 64%)
HSVhsv(290, 29%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.094 320.8)
LABlab(62.69% 25.24 -21.76)
LCHlch(62.69% 33.33 319.24)

What #B688BF 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 #B688BF, 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 pink in the library.

#B688BF Channel Values

How #B688BF 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 136 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 30% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 29% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B688BF 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B688BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B688BF; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B688BF

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 #B688BF.

How #B688BF 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#B688BF
Protanopia#9191BF
Protanomaly#A18EBF
Deuteranopia#9999BE
Deuteranomaly#A693BE
Tritanopia#B09090
Tritanomaly#B28DA5
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B688BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b688bf: #B688BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B688BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b688bf': '#B688BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.533, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_b688bf">#B688BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B688BF"

More Pink Colors

#B688BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B688BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B688BF?

#B688BF is a light pink — rgb(182, 136, 191) in RGB and hsl(290, 30%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #B688BF?

#B688BF is rgb(182, 136, 191) — red 182, green 136, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B688BF?

#B688BF converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B688BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B688BF scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B688BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B688BF 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 11.93, which is visibly different.

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