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#B701EF Color

#B701EF is rgb(183, 1, 239) in RGB, hsl(286, 99%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 100%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B701EF
HEX#B701EF
RGBrgb(183, 1, 239)
HSLhsl(286, 99%, 47%)
HSVhsv(286, 100%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 100%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.29 314.1)
LABlab(46.70% 79.52 -74.02)
LCHlch(46.70% 108.64 317.05)

What #B701EF 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 #B701EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 6.52Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.76Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 7.21Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.03Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 10.85Phlox#DF00FFΔE 12.28

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

#B701EF Channel Values

How #B701EF 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 183 · G 1 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 99% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 100% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B701EF 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.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B701EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B701EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B701EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B701EF
Complementary
#39EF01
Analogous
#4001EF
Analogous
#EF01AF
Triadic
#EFB701
Triadic
#01EFB7
Split comp.
#AFEF01
Split comp.
#01EF40

Tints & Shades of #B701EF

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

#C816FE
#D13EFE
#DA62FE
#E285FE
#EBA9FF
#F4D1FF

Shades

#A001D0
#8801B2
#710193
#560170
#3E0051
#270033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B701EF.

How #B701EF 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#B701EF
Protanopia#5050EF
Protanomaly#863EEF
Deuteranopia#6E6EED
Deuteranomaly#9157EE
Tritanopia#A25D5D
Tritanomaly#AB48AC
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B701EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b701ef: #B701EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B701EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b701ef': '#B701EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.004, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_b701ef">#B701EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B701EF"

More Purple Colors

#B701EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B701EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B701EF?

#B701EF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(183, 1, 239) in RGB and hsl(286, 99%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #B701EF?

#B701EF is rgb(183, 1, 239) — red 183, green 1, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B701EF?

#B701EF converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 100%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B701EF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B701EF scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B701EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B701EF 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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