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#B71DDD Color

#B71DDD is rgb(183, 29, 221) in RGB, hsl(288, 77%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 87%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B71DDD
HEX#B71DDD
RGBrgb(183, 29, 221)
HSLhsl(288, 77%, 49%)
HSVhsv(288, 87%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 87%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.267 317.9)
LABlab(46.71% 73.93 -63.80)
LCHlch(46.71% 97.65 319.21)

What #B71DDD 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 #B71DDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.08Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.21Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.41French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.57Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.87Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.96

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

#B71DDD Channel Values

How #B71DDD 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 29 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 77% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 87% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B71DDD 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B71DDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B71DDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B71DDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B71DDD
Complementary
#43DD1D
Analogous
#561DDD
Analogous
#DD1DA3
Triadic
#DDB71D
Triadic
#1DDDB7
Split comp.
#A3DD1D
Split comp.
#1DDD56

Tints & Shades of #B71DDD

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

#C338E5
#CC58E9
#D678ED
#DF97F2
#E9B7F6
#F3D6FA

Shades

#A019C2
#8615A2
#701287
#560D68
#3F0A4D
#25062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B71DDD.

How #B71DDD 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#B71DDD
Protanopia#5555DD
Protanomaly#8745DD
Deuteranopia#7171DB
Deuteranomaly#925BDC
Tritanopia#A65A5A
Tritanomaly#AD49A0
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B71DDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b71ddd: #B71DDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B71DDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b71ddd': '#B71DDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.114, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b71ddd">#B71DDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B71DDD"

More Purple Colors

#B71DDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B71DDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B71DDD?

#B71DDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(183, 29, 221) in RGB and hsl(288, 77%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #B71DDD?

#B71DDD is rgb(183, 29, 221) — red 183, green 29, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B71DDD?

#B71DDD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 87%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B71DDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B71DDD scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B71DDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B71DDD 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 11.41, which is visibly different.

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