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#B84AE8 Color

#B84AE8 is rgb(184, 74, 232) in RGB, hsl(282, 77%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 9%) 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 9.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B84AE8
HEX#B84AE8
RGBrgb(184, 74, 232)
HSLhsl(282, 77%, 60%)
HSVhsv(282, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.236 313.6)
LABlab(52.36% 62.30 -60.94)
LCHlch(52.36% 87.15 315.63)

What #B84AE8 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 #B84AE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.94Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.33Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.36Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.29Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.83

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

#B84AE8 Channel Values

How #B84AE8 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 74 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 77% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B84AE8 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B84AE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B84AE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B84AE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B84AE8
Complementary
#7AE84A
Analogous
#6A4AE8
Analogous
#E84AC8
Triadic
#E8B84A
Triadic
#4AE8B8
Split comp.
#C8E84A
Split comp.
#4AE86A

Tints & Shades of #B84AE8

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

#C161EA
#CC7CEE
#D593F1
#DFAEF4
#E8C4F7
#F3DFFB

Shades

#AA26E3
#931AC7
#7815A2
#5D107E
#430C5A
#280736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B84AE8.

How #B84AE8 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#B84AE8
Protanopia#6868E8
Protanomaly#8F5DE8
Deuteranopia#7D7DE7
Deuteranomaly#986CE7
Tritanopia#A77070
Tritanomaly#AE63AD
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B84AE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b84ae8: #B84AE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B84AE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b84ae8': '#B84AE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.290, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_b84ae8">#B84AE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#B84AE8"

More Purple Colors

#B84AE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B84AE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B84AE8?

#B84AE8 is a light purple — rgb(184, 74, 232) in RGB and hsl(282, 77%, 60%) 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 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #B84AE8?

#B84AE8 is rgb(184, 74, 232) — red 184, green 74, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B84AE8?

#B84AE8 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B84AE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B84AE8 scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B84AE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B84AE8 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 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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