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#B75FDD Color

#B75FDD is rgb(183, 95, 221) in RGB, hsl(282, 65%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 57%, 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B75FDD
HEX#B75FDD
RGBrgb(183, 95, 221)
HSLhsl(282, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(282, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 57%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.196 314.5)
LABlab(55.20% 51.13 -50.25)
LCHlch(55.20% 71.69 315.50)

What #B75FDD 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 #B75FDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.13Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 9.14Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.72Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.92Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.29Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.96

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

#B75FDD Channel Values

How #B75FDD 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 95 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 65% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 57% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B75FDD 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B75FDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B75FDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B75FDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B75FDD
Complementary
#85DD5F
Analogous
#785FDD
Analogous
#DD5FC4
Triadic
#DDB75F
Triadic
#5FDDB7
Split comp.
#C4DD5F
Split comp.
#5FDD78

Tints & Shades of #B75FDD

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

#C174E2
#CA89E6
#D49EEA
#DFB7F0
#E8CDF4
#F2E2F9

Shades

#A83DD6
#9128BD
#77219C
#5D1A7A
#431358
#270B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B75FDD.

How #B75FDD 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#B75FDD
Protanopia#7474DD
Protanomaly#946CDD
Deuteranopia#8585DC
Deuteranomaly#9B77DC
Tritanopia#A97979
Tritanomaly#AF6FAA
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B75FDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b75fdd: #B75FDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B75FDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b75fdd': '#B75FDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.373, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b75fdd">#B75FDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B75FDD"

More Purple Colors

#B75FDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B75FDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B75FDD?

#B75FDD is a light purple — rgb(183, 95, 221) in RGB and hsl(282, 65%, 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #B75FDD?

#B75FDD is rgb(183, 95, 221) — red 183, green 95, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B75FDD?

#B75FDD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 57%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B75FDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B75FDD scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B75FDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B75FDD 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 5.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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