Close to Lavender Purple
#B282BE
#B282BE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 51% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B282BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.07:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.83:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.83:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B282BE as they’d see it.
#B282BE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B282BE
What color is #B282BE?
#B282BE is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 51% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B282BE in RGB?
#B282BE is rgb(178, 130, 190): 178 red, 130 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B282BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 32, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B282BE?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B282BE?
Its complement #6F9F64 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.