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#B75BE1 Color

#B75BE1 is rgb(183, 91, 225) in RGB, hsl(281, 69%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 60%, 0%, 12%) 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 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B75BE1
HEX#B75BE1
RGBrgb(183, 91, 225)
HSLhsl(281, 69%, 62%)
HSVhsv(281, 60%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 60%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.206 313.8)
LABlab(54.66% 53.63 -53.35)
LCHlch(54.66% 75.65 315.15)

What #B75BE1 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 #B75BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.2Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.88Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.16Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.05Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.26Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.48

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

#B75BE1 Channel Values

How #B75BE1 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 91 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 69% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 60% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B75BE1 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B75BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B75BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B75BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B75BE1
Complementary
#86E15B
Analogous
#745BE1
Analogous
#E15BC8
Triadic
#E1B75B
Triadic
#5BE1B7
Split comp.
#C8E15B
Split comp.
#5BE174

Tints & Shades of #B75BE1

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

#C071E5
#CA86E9
#D39CED
#DFB6F2
#E8CBF6
#F2E1F9

Shades

#A739DB
#9024C2
#761D9F
#5D177D
#43115A
#260934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B75BE1.

How #B75BE1 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#B75BE1
Protanopia#7272E1
Protanomaly#9369E1
Deuteranopia#8383E0
Deuteranomaly#9A75E0
Tritanopia#A87878
Tritanomaly#AE6DAC
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B75BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b75be1: #B75BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B75BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b75be1': '#B75BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.357, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_b75be1">#B75BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B75BE1"

More Purple Colors

#B75BE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B75BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B75BE1?

#B75BE1 is a light purple — rgb(183, 91, 225) in RGB and hsl(281, 69%, 62%) 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 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #B75BE1?

#B75BE1 is rgb(183, 91, 225) — red 183, green 91, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B75BE1?

#B75BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 60%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B75BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B75BE1 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B75BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B75BE1 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 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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