#B856F5 Color

#B856F5 is rgb(184, 86, 245) in RGB, hsl(277, 89%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 65%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B856F5

HEX#B856F5

RGBrgb(184, 86, 245)

HSLhsl(277, 89%, 65%)

HSVhsv(277, 65%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 65%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.233 309.7)

LABlab(54.94% 59.35 -64.07)

LCHlch(54.94% 87.33 312.81)

What #B856F5 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 #B856F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.39 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.62 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.88 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.24 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.53 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.9

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

#B856F5 Channel Values

How #B856F5 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 86 · B 245	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 277° · S 89% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 277° · S 65% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B856F5 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

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Colors That Go With #B856F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B856F5; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B856F5

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 #B856F5 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#B856F5

Protanopia#6F6FF5

Protanomaly#9266F5

Deuteranopia#8181F4

Deuteranomaly#9A72F4

Tritanopia#A57B7B

Tritanomaly#AD6EB9

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #B856F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b856f5: #B856F5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B856F5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b856f5': '#B856F5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.337, blue: 0.961)

Android XML<color name="color_b856f5">#B856F5</color>

SVG fillfill="#B856F5"

More Purple Colors

#B856F5 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

#B856F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B856F5?

#B856F5 is a light purple — rgb(184, 86, 245) in RGB and hsl(277, 89%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.39.

What is the RGB value of #B856F5?

#B856F5 is rgb(184, 86, 245) — red 184, green 86, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B856F5?

#B856F5 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 65%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B856F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B856F5 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 #B856F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B856F5 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 12.62, which is visibly different.

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