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#B74AD9 Color

#B74AD9 is rgb(183, 74, 217) in RGB, hsl(286, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B74AD9
HEX#B74AD9
RGBrgb(183, 74, 217)
HSLhsl(286, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(286, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.222 317.1)
LABlab(51.44% 59.80 -53.95)
LCHlch(51.44% 80.54 317.94)

What #B74AD9 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 #B74AD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.29Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.91Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.44Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.31Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.21Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.41

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

#B74AD9 Channel Values

How #B74AD9 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 74 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B74AD9 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B74AD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B74AD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B74AD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B74AD9
Complementary
#6BD94A
Analogous
#704AD9
Analogous
#D94AB3
Triadic
#D9B74A
Triadic
#4AD9B7
Split comp.
#B3D94A
Split comp.
#4AD970

Tints & Shades of #B74AD9

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

#C163DE
#CB7DE3
#D596E9
#DEABED
#E8C4F3
#F2DDF8

Shades

#A82CCE
#9025B1
#751E8F
#5D1872
#411150
#290B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B74AD9.

How #B74AD9 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#B74AD9
Protanopia#6868D9
Protanomaly#8E5DD9
Deuteranopia#7C7CD7
Deuteranomaly#976CD8
Tritanopia#A86B6B
Tritanomaly#AE60A3
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B74AD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b74ad9: #B74AD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B74AD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b74ad9': '#B74AD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.290, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_b74ad9">#B74AD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#B74AD9"

More Purple Colors

#B74AD9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B74AD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B74AD9?

#B74AD9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(183, 74, 217) in RGB and hsl(286, 65%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #B74AD9?

#B74AD9 is rgb(183, 74, 217) — red 183, green 74, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B74AD9?

#B74AD9 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 66%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B74AD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B74AD9 scores 4.2:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B74AD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B74AD9 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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