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#B28DCD

#B28DCD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 55.3% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

7.58:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B28DCD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B28DCD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #B28DCD?

#B28DCD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 69.8% red, 55.3% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B28DCD in RGB?

#B28DCD is rgb(178, 141, 205): 178 red, 141 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B28DCD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 31, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B28DCD?

PANTONE 2639 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B28DCD?

Its complement #81A666 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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