#B68AE9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #B68AE9

At its core, #B68AE9 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 138, and 233.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 41% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B68AE9
RGB182, 138, 233
HSL267.8°, 68.3%, 72.7%
CMYK22%, 41%, 0%, 9%
HSV267.8°, 40.8%, 91.4%
LAB65.0, 35.1, -41.9
XYZ43.1, 34.0, 81.4
Decimal11963113

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B68AE9; }
.text-color { color: #B68AE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B68AE9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB