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#B755DD Color

#B755DD is rgb(183, 85, 221) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B755DD
HEX#B755DD
RGBrgb(183, 85, 221)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 60%)
HSVhsv(283, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.211 315.3)
LABlab(53.42% 55.71 -53.07)
LCHlch(53.42% 76.94 316.39)

What #B755DD 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 #B755DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.66Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.43Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.69Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.46Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.85Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.11

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

#B755DD Channel Values

How #B755DD 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 85 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B755DD 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B755DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B755DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B755DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B755DD
Complementary
#7BDD55
Analogous
#7255DD
Analogous
#DD55C0
Triadic
#DDB755
Triadic
#55DDB7
Split comp.
#C0DD55
Split comp.
#55DD72

Tints & Shades of #B755DD

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

#C06AE2
#CB84E7
#D499EB
#DEB2F0
#E7C8F4
#F2E1F9

Shades

#A833D7
#9125BB
#761E99
#5C1877
#421155
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B755DD.

How #B755DD 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#B755DD
Protanopia#6E6EDD
Protanomaly#9165DD
Deuteranopia#8080DC
Deuteranomaly#9972DC
Tritanopia#A87373
Tritanomaly#AE68A8
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B755DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b755dd: #B755DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B755DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b755dd': '#B755DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.333, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b755dd">#B755DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B755DD"

More Purple Colors

#B755DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B755DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B755DD?

#B755DD is a light purple — rgb(183, 85, 221) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 60%) 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 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #B755DD?

#B755DD is rgb(183, 85, 221) — red 183, green 85, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B755DD?

#B755DD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B755DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B755DD scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B755DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B755DD 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 5.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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