Pearly Purple (#B768A2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.81:1 — vs black: 5.52:1

Color values

  • HEX #B768A2
  • RGB rgb(183, 104, 162)
  • HSL hsl(315, 43%, 71%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 43.17, 11.48, 28.24 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B768A2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#68B77D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#A568B7
#B7687A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#A2B768
#68A2B7
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#7AB768
#68B7A5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#B7A568
#68B77D
#687AB7
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pearly Purple
#B768A2 Base
#5B2B4E
#8F447B
#A74F90
#C484B3
#D09CC2
#E8D0E2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pearly Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#11080F
#35192D
#582A4C
#7B3B6A
#9F4C89
Pearly Purple #B768A2 Base
#C483B2
#D09DC3
#DDB8D3
#EAD3E4
#F7EEF4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B768A2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B768A2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B768A2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B768A2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B768A2,
        #98D6A8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B768A2,
        #98D6A8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pearly-purple: #B768A2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pearly-purple-r: 183;
$pearly-purple-g: 104;
$pearly-purple-b: 162;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pearly-purple;
    color: rgba($pearly-purple-r, $pearly-purple-g, $pearly-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pearly Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B768A2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8585A0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7474A2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B27171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #838383 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pearly Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pearly Purple #B768A2 Base
Super Pink #CF6BA9 ΔE 4.84
Sky Magenta #CF71AF ΔE 5.37
Wild Orchid #D470A2 ΔE 7.09
Mulberry #C54B8C ΔE 7.77

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.