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#B973CE Color

#B973CE is rgb(185, 115, 206) in RGB, hsl(286, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B973CE
HEX#B973CE
RGBrgb(185, 115, 206)
HSLhsl(286, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(286, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.149 318.1)
LABlab(58.81% 39.51 -36.11)
LCHlch(58.81% 53.53 317.57)

What #B973CE 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 #B973CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.68Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.85Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 9.65Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.41Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.25Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.23

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

#B973CE Channel Values

How #B973CE 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 115 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B973CE 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B973CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B973CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B973CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B973CE
Complementary
#88CE73
Analogous
#8C73CE
Analogous
#CE73B6
Triadic
#CEB973
Triadic
#73CEB9
Split comp.
#B6CE73
Split comp.
#73CE8C

Tints & Shades of #B973CE

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

#C286D5
#CC99DB
#D5ACE2
#DFBFE8
#E8D2EF
#F2E5F6

Shades

#AA55C3
#933DAE
#7A328F
#5D266D
#431C4F
#26102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B973CE.

How #B973CE 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#B973CE
Protanopia#8282CE
Protanomaly#9B7DCE
Deuteranopia#8F8FCD
Deuteranomaly#A285CD
Tritanopia#AF8383
Tritanomaly#B37DA6
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B973CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b973ce: #B973CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B973CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b973ce': '#B973CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.451, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b973ce">#B973CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B973CE"

More Purple Colors

#B973CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B973CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B973CE?

#B973CE is a light purple — rgb(185, 115, 206) in RGB and hsl(286, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #B973CE?

#B973CE is rgb(185, 115, 206) — red 185, green 115, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B973CE?

#B973CE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B973CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B973CE scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B973CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B973CE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.68, which is visibly different.

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