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#B6ACCD Color

#B6ACCD is rgb(182, 172, 205) in RGB, hsl(258, 25%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6ACCD
HEX#B6ACCD
RGBrgb(182, 172, 205)
HSLhsl(258, 25%, 74%)
HSVhsv(258, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.048 299.1)
LABlab(72.02% 8.51 -15.50)
LCHlch(72.02% 17.68 298.77)

What #B6ACCD 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 #B6ACCD, 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.

#B6ACCD Channel Values

How #B6ACCD 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 172 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 25% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6ACCD 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6ACCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6ACCD; 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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Tints & Shades of #B6ACCD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6ACCD.

How #B6ACCD 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#B6ACCD
Protanopia#AEAECD
Protanomaly#B1ADCD
Deuteranopia#AFAFCD
Deuteranomaly#B2AECD
Tritanopia#B2B1B1
Tritanomaly#B3AFBD
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6ACCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6accd: #B6ACCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6ACCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6accd': '#B6ACCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.675, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b6accd">#B6ACCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6ACCD"

More Purple Colors

#B6ACCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B6ACCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6ACCD?

#B6ACCD is a light purple — rgb(182, 172, 205) in RGB and hsl(258, 25%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #B6ACCD?

#B6ACCD is rgb(182, 172, 205) — red 182, green 172, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6ACCD?

#B6ACCD converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6ACCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6ACCD scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6ACCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6ACCD 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.97, which is visibly different.

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