Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3)

The hex code for Vivid Mulberry is #B80CE3. It is rgb(184, 12, 227) in RGB, hsl(288, 90%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B80CE3

RGBrgb(184, 12, 227)

HSLhsl(288, 90%, 47%)

HSVhsv(288, 95%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.279 317)

LABlab(46.42% 77.21 -67.67)

LCHlch(46.42% 102.67 318.77)

Colors Closest to Vivid Mulberry

Vivid Mulberry is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.82 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.46 Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.93 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.16 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 13 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 13.7

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

#B80CE3 Channel Values

How Vivid Mulberry breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 184 · G 12 · B 227	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 90% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 95% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Vivid Mulberry 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.

TextWhite text5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Vivid Mulberry

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Vivid Mulberry

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

Shades

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How Vivid Mulberry 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#B80CE3

Protanopia#5252E3

Protanomaly#8741E3

Deuteranopia#7070E1

Deuteranomaly#9258E2

Tritanopia#A65959

Tritanomaly#AE46A3

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #B80CE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--vivid-mulberry: #B80CE3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B80CE3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'vivid-mulberry': '#B80CE3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.047, blue: 0.890)

Android XML<color name="vivid_mulberry">#B80CE3</color>

SVG fillfill="#B80CE3"

More Purple Colors

Vivid Mulberry sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b957ff b66bdb b981ee b666d2 ba55d3 b57edc ba98dd b284be bd24ff b19cd9 bf00ff af95e4 cc00ff dab2ff ebdbfa 1d0731 330066 470066 59168b 6633cc 7851a9 8e51ff 9933ff a76bcf

#B80CE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Vivid Mulberry?

The hex code for Vivid Mulberry is #B80CE3. That is rgb(184, 12, 227) in RGB, hsl(288, 90%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B80CE3?

#B80CE3 is rgb(184, 12, 227) — red 184, green 12, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B80CE3?

#B80CE3 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 95%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B80CE3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B80CE3 scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B80CE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B80CE3 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.82, which is visibly different.

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