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#B91DF7 Color

#B91DF7 is rgb(185, 29, 247) in RGB, hsl(283, 93%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B91DF7
HEX#B91DF7
RGBrgb(185, 29, 247)
HSLhsl(283, 93%, 54%)
HSVhsv(283, 88%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.287 312.5)
LABlab(48.65% 77.77 -75.32)
LCHlch(48.65% 108.26 315.92)

What #B91DF7 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 #B91DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 6.38Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 7.63Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.81Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.99Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 10.18Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.95

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

#B91DF7 Channel Values

How #B91DF7 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 185 · G 29 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 93% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 88% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.58:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B91DF7 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.

TextWhite text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B91DF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B91DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B91DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B91DF7
Complementary
#5AF71D
Analogous
#4C1DF7
Analogous
#F71DC8
Triadic
#F7B91D
Triadic
#1DF7B9
Split comp.
#C8F71D
Split comp.
#1DF74C

Tints & Shades of #B91DF7

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

#C23AF8
#CD5DF9
#D67AFA
#DF98FB
#E8B5FC
#F3D8FE

Shades

#A808E7
#8F07C5
#7606A2
#59047B
#400359
#270236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B91DF7.

How #B91DF7 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#B91DF7
Protanopia#5656F7
Protanomaly#8946F7
Deuteranopia#7272F5
Deuteranomaly#945CF6
Tritanopia#A36464
Tritanomaly#AC51B3
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B91DF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b91df7: #B91DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B91DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b91df7': '#B91DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.114, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_b91df7">#B91DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#B91DF7"

More Purple Colors

#B91DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B91DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B91DF7?

#B91DF7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(185, 29, 247) in RGB and hsl(283, 93%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #B91DF7?

#B91DF7 is rgb(185, 29, 247) — red 185, green 29, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B91DF7?

#B91DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B91DF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B91DF7 scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B91DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B91DF7 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.95, which is visibly different.

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