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#B690DF Color

#B690DF is rgb(182, 144, 223) in RGB, hsl(269, 55%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), visibly different at ΔE 10.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B690DF
HEX#B690DF
RGBrgb(182, 144, 223)
HSLhsl(269, 55%, 72%)
HSVhsv(269, 35%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.119 305.7)
LABlab(65.65% 26.15 -35.04)
LCHlch(65.65% 43.72 306.74)

What #B690DF 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 #B690DF, 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.

#B690DF Channel Values

How #B690DF 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 144 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 55% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 35% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B690DF 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B690DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B690DF; 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 #B690DF

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 #B690DF.

How #B690DF 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#B690DF
Protanopia#9797DF
Protanomaly#A594DF
Deuteranopia#9E9EDE
Deuteranomaly#A899DF
Tritanopia#AB9D9D
Tritanomaly#B098BB
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B690DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b690df: #B690DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B690DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b690df': '#B690DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.565, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_b690df">#B690DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B690DF"

More Purple Colors

#B690DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B690DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B690DF?

#B690DF is a light purple — rgb(182, 144, 223) in RGB and hsl(269, 55%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.95.

What is the RGB value of #B690DF?

#B690DF is rgb(182, 144, 223) — red 182, green 144, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B690DF?

#B690DF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B690DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B690DF scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B690DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B690DF 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 15.95, which is visibly different.

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