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#B89CCE Color

#B89CCE is rgb(184, 156, 206) in RGB, hsl(274, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B89CCE
HEX#B89CCE
RGBrgb(184, 156, 206)
HSLhsl(274, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(274, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.077 309.9)
LABlab(68.20% 17.70 -21.76)
LCHlch(68.20% 28.05 309.13)

What #B89CCE 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 #B89CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.27Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.33Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.42Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.82Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.94

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

#B89CCE Channel Values

How #B89CCE 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 156 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B89CCE 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B89CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B89CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B89CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B89CCE
Complementary
#B2CE9C
Analogous
#9F9CCE
Analogous
#CE9CCB
Triadic
#CEB89C
Triadic
#9CCEB8
Split comp.
#CBCE9C
Split comp.
#9CCE9F

Tints & Shades of #B89CCE

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

#C2AAD5
#CCB7DC
#D6C5E2
#DDCFE7
#E7DDEE
#F0EAF5

Shades

#A07ABD
#8A5BAE
#704790
#583871
#3D274F
#251830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B89CCE.

How #B89CCE 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#B89CCE
Protanopia#A1A1CE
Protanomaly#AB9FCE
Deuteranopia#A6A6CD
Deuteranomaly#ADA2CE
Tritanopia#B2A3A3
Tritanomaly#B4A1B6
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B89CCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b89cce: #B89CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B89CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b89cce': '#B89CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.612, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b89cce">#B89CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B89CCE"

More Purple Colors

#B89CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B89CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B89CCE?

#B89CCE is a light purple — rgb(184, 156, 206) in RGB and hsl(274, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #B89CCE?

#B89CCE is rgb(184, 156, 206) — red 184, green 156, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B89CCE?

#B89CCE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B89CCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B89CCE scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B89CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B89CCE 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 13.92, which is visibly different.

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