B562DC

#B562DC closest to Lavender

#B562DC is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 38.4% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(181, 98, 220)). Its HSL value is 281° hue, 64% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B562DC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.75:1.

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Variations of #B562DC

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.

#B562DC 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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#B562DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B562DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E88D9
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4181E0
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #707BDE
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E88D9
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #807DDA
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B27796
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B56BC0
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #937EA1

#B562DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.66:1 Poor#B562DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.75:1 Good#B562DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B562DC in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B562DC; }
.background { background-color: #B562DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B562DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 98 220);
color: hsl(281 64% 62%);
color: oklch(0.642 0.190 313.7);

#B562DC FAQ

What color is #B562DC?

#B562DC 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 #B562DC?

#B562DC is rgb(181, 98, 220) in RGB, hsl(281, 64%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 55%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B562DC?

The complementary color of #B562DC is #89DC62, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B562DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B562DC: 5.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B562DC a warm or cool color?

#B562DC is a cool color.