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#B56EDC Lavender

#B56EDC is a medium, vivid purple named Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 43.1% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(181, 110, 220)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 61% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B56EDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.23:1.

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Variations of #B56EDC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B56EDC 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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#B56EDC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B56EDC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #698DD9
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5488E0
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7883DE
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #698DD9
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8684DA
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1809B
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B576C2
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9785A5

#B56EDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.37:1 Poor#B56EDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.23:1 Good#B56EDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B56EDC in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B56EDC; }
.background { background-color: #B56EDC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B56EDC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 110 220);
color: hsl(279 61% 65%);
color: oklch(0.659 0.171 312.4);

#B56EDC FAQ

What color is #B56EDC?

#B56EDC 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 #B56EDC?

#B56EDC is rgb(181, 110, 220) in RGB, hsl(279, 61%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 50%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B56EDC?

The complementary color of #B56EDC is #95DC6E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B56EDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B56EDC: 6.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B56EDC a warm or cool color?

#B56EDC is a cool color.