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B577DB

#B577DB closest to Lavender

#B577DB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 46.7% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(181, 119, 219)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 58% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B577DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.63:1.

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Variations of #B577DB

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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#B577DB 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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#B577DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B577DB 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 #7292D8
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #618DDF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F89DD
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7292D8
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8A8AD9
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1869F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B57EC2
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B8BA7

#B577DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.17:1 Poor#B577DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.63:1 Good#B577DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B577DB in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B577DB; }
.background { background-color: #B577DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B577DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 119 219);
color: hsl(277 58% 66%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.155 311.4);

#B577DB FAQ

What color is #B577DB?

#B577DB 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 #B577DB?

#B577DB is rgb(181, 119, 219) in RGB, hsl(277, 58%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 46%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B577DB?

The complementary color of #B577DB is #9DDB77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B577DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B577DB: 6.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B577DB a warm or cool color?

#B577DB is a cool color.