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#B883CE Color

#B883CE is rgb(184, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(282, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B883CE
HEX#B883CE
RGBrgb(184, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(282, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(282, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.121 315.6)
LABlab(62.23% 30.88 -30.84)
LCHlch(62.23% 43.64 315.03)

What #B883CE 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 #B883CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.06Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.15Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.56Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.14Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.83Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.1

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

#B883CE Channel Values

How #B883CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B883CE 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B883CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B883CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B883CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B883CE
Complementary
#99CE83
Analogous
#9283CE
Analogous
#CE83BF
Triadic
#CEB783
Triadic
#83CEB7
Split comp.
#BFCE83
Split comp.
#83CE92

Tints & Shades of #B883CE

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

#C295D5
#CAA4DB
#D5B6E2
#DDC5E8
#E8D7EF
#F0E5F5

Shades

#A462C0
#8F46AF
#75398E
#5D2D71
#422050
#27132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B883CE.

How #B883CE 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#B883CE
Protanopia#8E8ECE
Protanomaly#A08ACE
Deuteranopia#9797CD
Deuteranomaly#A590CD
Tritanopia#AF8F8F
Tritanomaly#B38BAC
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B883CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b883ce: #B883CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B883CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b883ce': '#B883CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b883ce">#B883CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B883CE"

More Purple Colors

#B883CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B883CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B883CE?

#B883CE is a light purple — rgb(184, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(282, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #B883CE?

#B883CE is rgb(184, 131, 206) — red 184, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B883CE?

#B883CE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B883CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B883CE scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B883CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B883CE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.32, which is visibly different.

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