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#B73CDD Color

#B73CDD is rgb(183, 60, 221) in RGB, hsl(286, 70%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 73%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B73CDD
HEX#B73CDD
RGBrgb(183, 60, 221)
HSLhsl(286, 70%, 55%)
HSVhsv(286, 73%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 73%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.242 316.8)
LABlab(49.69% 65.66 -59.02)
LCHlch(49.69% 88.29 318.05)

What #B73CDD 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 #B73CDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.08Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.23Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.61Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.8Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.09Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.14

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

#B73CDD Channel Values

How #B73CDD 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 60 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 70% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 73% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B73CDD 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B73CDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B73CDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B73CDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B73CDD
Complementary
#61DD3C
Analogous
#673CDD
Analogous
#DD3CB2
Triadic
#DDB73C
Triadic
#3CDDB7
Split comp.
#B2DD3C
Split comp.
#3CDD67

Tints & Shades of #B73CDD

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

#C156E1
#CA70E6
#D48AEA
#DFA8F0
#E9C2F4
#F2DCF9

Shades

#A825D0
#8C1FAD
#74198F
#5B1471
#430F52
#270830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B73CDD.

How #B73CDD 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#B73CDD
Protanopia#6060DD
Protanomaly#8C54DD
Deuteranopia#7878DB
Deuteranomaly#9565DC
Tritanopia#A76565
Tritanomaly#AE58A3
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B73CDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b73cdd: #B73CDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B73CDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b73cdd': '#B73CDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.235, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b73cdd">#B73CDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B73CDD"

More Purple Colors

#B73CDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B73CDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B73CDD?

#B73CDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(183, 60, 221) in RGB and hsl(286, 70%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #B73CDD?

#B73CDD is rgb(183, 60, 221) — red 183, green 60, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B73CDD?

#B73CDD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 73%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B73CDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B73CDD scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B73CDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B73CDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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