#B388FF colour

#B388FF is a light violet close to CSS mediumpurple. RGB 179, 136, 255, HSL 262, 100%, 77%. Black text passes AAA (7.88:1), white fails (2.66:1).

#B388FF

Nearest CSS name: mediumpurple #9370db (not an exact match)
Described as: a light violet
Red, green, blue: 179, 136, 255
Material 2014: Deep Purple A100
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.3441 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#b388ff`
RGB	`rgb(179, 136, 255)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(70.2% 53.3% 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(261.7, 100%, 76.7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261.7, 46.7%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(261.7 53.3% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(64.76% 35.23 -54)`
OKLCH	`oklch(71.73% 0.1714 298.68)`
Decimal	`11766015`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 2.66:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 7.88:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #B388FF (7.88:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ba93ff 18%#c19eff 27%#c8a8ff 36%#cfb3ff 45%#d6beff 55%#dcc9ff 64%#e3d4ff 73%#eadfff 82%#f1e9ff 91%#f8f4ff

9%#a37ce8 18%#926fd1 27%#8263b9 36%#7257a2 45%#624a8b 55%#513e74 64%#41315d 73%#312546 82%#21192e 91%#100c17

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#b388ff #d4ff88

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#8899ff #b388ff #ef88ff

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#b388ff #ffb388 #88ffb3

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#b388ff #ffef88 #99ff88

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#b388ff #ff8899 #d4ff88 #88ffef

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#b388ff Protanopia#629fff Deuteranopia#6c9dfc Tritanopia#a39eb7 Achromatopsia#9e9e9e

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

Material Deep Purple palette

50#ede7f6 100#d1c4e9 200#b39ddb 300#9575cd 400#7e57c2 500#673ab7 600#5e35b1 700#512da8 800#4527a0 900#311b92 A100#b388ff A200#7c4dff A400#651fff A700#6200ea

CSS

Text colour	`color: #b388ff;`
Background	`background-color: #b388ff;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #b388ff;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(179 136 255 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #b388ff;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b388ff, #6b5299);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d1b8ff, #b388ff);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #b388ff; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #B388FF to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.