B375DB

#B375DB closest to Lavender

#B375DB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.9% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(179, 117, 219)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 59% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B375DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.48:1.

#B375DB color conversion

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Variations of #B375DB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B375DB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B375DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B375DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E90D8
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E8CDF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C87DD
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E90D8
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8888D9
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE859E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B37CC2
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9989A6

#B375DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.24:1 Poor#B375DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.48:1 Good#B375DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B375DB in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B375DB; }
.background { background-color: #B375DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B375DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 117 219);
color: hsl(276 59% 66%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.158 310.8);

#B375DB FAQ

What color is #B375DB?

#B375DB is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B375DB?

#B375DB is rgb(179, 117, 219) in RGB, hsl(276, 59%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B375DB?

The complementary color of #B375DB is #9DDB75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B375DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B375DB: 6.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B375DB a warm or cool color?

#B375DB is a cool color.