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#B695DB Color

#B695DB is rgb(182, 149, 219) in RGB, hsl(268, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B695DB
HEX#B695DB
RGBrgb(182, 149, 219)
HSLhsl(268, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(268, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.105 305.5)
LABlab(66.71% 22.83 -31.21)
LCHlch(66.71% 38.67 306.19)

What #B695DB 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 #B695DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.49Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.68African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.98Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.54Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.9

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

#B695DB Channel Values

How #B695DB 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 149 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B695DB 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B695DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B695DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B695DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B695DB
Complementary
#BADB95
Analogous
#9597DB
Analogous
#D895DB
Triadic
#DBB595
Triadic
#95DBB5
Split comp.
#DBD895
Split comp.
#97DB95

Tints & Shades of #B695DB

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

#C0A4E0
#C8AFE4
#D2BEE9
#DDCEEE
#E7DDF3
#EFE8F7

Shades

#9B6FCE
#834CC2
#6A38A3
#512B7D
#391E57
#231235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B695DB.

How #B695DB 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#B695DB
Protanopia#9B9BDB
Protanomaly#A799DB
Deuteranopia#A1A1DA
Deuteranomaly#AA9CDB
Tritanopia#ADA0A0
Tritanomaly#B09CBB
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B695DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b695db: #B695DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B695DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b695db': '#B695DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.584, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b695db">#B695DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B695DB"

More Purple Colors

#B695DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B695DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B695DB?

#B695DB is a light purple — rgb(182, 149, 219) in RGB and hsl(268, 49%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #B695DB?

#B695DB is rgb(182, 149, 219) — red 182, green 149, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B695DB?

#B695DB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B695DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B695DB scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B695DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B695DB 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 13.91, which is visibly different.

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