#B84BFB Color

#B84BFB is rgb(184, 75, 251) in RGB, hsl(277, 96%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 70%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B84BFB

HEX#B84BFB

RGBrgb(184, 75, 251)

HSLhsl(277, 96%, 64%)

HSVhsv(277, 70%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 70%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.252 309.3)

LABlab(53.55% 64.88 -69.63)

LCHlch(53.55% 95.17 312.98)

What #B84BFB 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 #B84BFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.38 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.56 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.86 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.85 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.93

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#B84BFB Channel Values

How #B84BFB 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 75 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 277° · S 96% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 277° · S 70% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B84BFB 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B84BFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B84BFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B84BFB

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 #B84BFB 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#B84BFB

Protanopia#6969FB

Protanomaly#8F5EFB

Deuteranopia#7D7DFA

Deuteranomaly#986DFA

Tritanopia#A37777

Tritanomaly#AC68BB

Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #B84BFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b84bfb: #B84BFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B84BFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b84bfb': '#B84BFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.294, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_b84bfb">#B84BFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#B84BFB"

More Purple Colors

#B84BFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#B84BFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B84BFB?

#B84BFB is a light purple — rgb(184, 75, 251) in RGB and hsl(277, 96%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.

What is the RGB value of #B84BFB?

#B84BFB is rgb(184, 75, 251) — red 184, green 75, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B84BFB?

#B84BFB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 70%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B84BFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B84BFB scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B84BFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B84BFB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14, which is visibly different.

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