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#B849E4 Color

#B849E4 is rgb(184, 73, 228) in RGB, hsl(283, 74%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 68%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B849E4
HEX#B849E4
RGBrgb(184, 73, 228)
HSLhsl(283, 74%, 59%)
HSVhsv(283, 68%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 68%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.233 314.7)
LABlab(52.00% 62.09 -59.27)
LCHlch(52.00% 85.83 316.33)

What #B849E4 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 #B849E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.53Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.83Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.9Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.53Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.73Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.79

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

#B849E4 Channel Values

How #B849E4 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 184 · G 73 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 74% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 68% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B849E4 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B849E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B849E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B849E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B849E4
Complementary
#75E449
Analogous
#6B49E4
Analogous
#E449C2
Triadic
#E4B849
Triadic
#49E4B8
Split comp.
#C2E449
Split comp.
#49E46B

Tints & Shades of #B849E4

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

#C264E8
#CB7AEB
#D595EF
#DEABF2
#E8C5F6
#F1DCFA

Shades

#AA26DF
#911DBF
#76179B
#5E137C
#430D59
#280835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B849E4.

How #B849E4 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#B849E4
Protanopia#6767E4
Protanomaly#8F5DE4
Deuteranopia#7C7CE2
Deuteranomaly#986CE3
Tritanopia#A76E6E
Tritanomaly#AE61AA
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B849E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b849e4: #B849E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B849E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b849e4': '#B849E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.286, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_b849e4">#B849E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B849E4"

More Purple Colors

#B849E4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B849E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B849E4?

#B849E4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(184, 73, 228) in RGB and hsl(283, 74%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.53.

What is the RGB value of #B849E4?

#B849E4 is rgb(184, 73, 228) — red 184, green 73, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B849E4?

#B849E4 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 68%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B849E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B849E4 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B849E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B849E4 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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