#B957FF Color

#B957FF is rgb(185, 87, 255) in RGB, hsl(275, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 66%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 13.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B957FF

HEX#B957FF

RGBrgb(185, 87, 255)

HSLhsl(275, 100%, 67%)

HSVhsv(275, 66%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 66%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.242 307.8)

LABlab(55.77% 60.81 -68.26)

LCHlch(55.77% 91.42 311.70)

What #B957FF 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 #B957FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.89 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.07 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.62 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.89 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.89 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 18.92

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

#B957FF Channel Values

How #B957FF 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 185 · G 87 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 275° · S 100% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 275° · S 66% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B957FF 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B957FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B957FF; 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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Tints & Shades of #B957FF

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.

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Shades

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How #B957FF 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#B957FF

Protanopia#7070FF

Protanomaly#9367FF

Deuteranopia#8282FE

Deuteranomaly#9B73FE

Tritanopia#A47E7E

Tritanomaly#AD71C0

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #B957FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b957ff: #B957FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B957FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b957ff': '#B957FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.341, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_b957ff">#B957FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#B957FF"

More Purple Colors

#B957FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b981ee b80ce3 ba55d3 b66bdb ba98dd b666d2 bd24ff b57edc bd65f0 b284be bf00ff b19cd9 cc00ff d891ef eae2f8 1b0d35 32174d 42144d 590080 663399 784bd2 8b72be 9933cc a679d2

#B957FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B957FF?

#B957FF is a light purple — rgb(185, 87, 255) in RGB and hsl(275, 100%, 67%) 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 13.89.

What is the RGB value of #B957FF?

#B957FF is rgb(185, 87, 255) — red 185, green 87, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B957FF?

#B957FF converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 66%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B957FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B957FF scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B957FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B957FF 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 15.07, which is visibly different.

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