Information about #B397FA color

#B397FA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B397FA falls into the Violet Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 151, 250) — 70.2% red, 59.2% green, 98% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 39 / 0 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B397FA is a maximally vivid twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Light Indigo (#B69EFF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Persian Blue (#AA9EFF) and Very Light Blue Violet (#C29EFF).

The recipe behind #B397FA is rgb(179, 151, 250), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B397FA: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B397FA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B397FA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B397FA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B397FA

Color has no name
#C3ADFB

Color has no name
#D2C1FC

Color has no name
#E1D6FD

Color has no name
#F0EAFE

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#B397FA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B397FA

Color has no name
#7C4BF6

Color has no name
#490AE6

Color has no name
#300799

Color has no name
#18034C

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#B397FA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B397FA

Color has no name
#A588EC

Color has no name
#987ED9

Color has no name
#8D79C0

Color has no name
#8579A2

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#B397FA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FA98CB

Color has no name
#FA98F2

Color has no name
#DB98FA

Color has no name
#B397FA

Color has no name
#98A4FA

Color has no name
#98CBFA

Color has no name
#98F2FA

Color has no name

#B397FA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#DFFA99
#DFFA99

Color has no name

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#AEFA99
#AEFA99

Color has no name

#FAE599
#FAE599

Color has no name

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#E599FA
#E599FA

Color has no name

#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#99AEFA
#99AEFA

Color has no name

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#FAB499
#FAB499

Color has no name

#99FAB4
#99FAB4

Color has no name

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#FA99DF
#FA99DF

Color has no name

#DFFA99
#DFFA99

Color has no name

#99FAB4
#99FAB4

Color has no name

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#B397FA
#B397FA

Color has no name

#FA99AE
#FA99AE

Color has no name

#DFFA99
#DFFA99

Color has no name

#99FAE5
#99FAE5

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #B397FA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Very Light Indigo color link
Very Light Indigo

#B69EFF

Very Light Persian Blue color link
Very Light Persian Blue

#AA9EFF

Very Light Blue Violet color link
Very Light Blue Violet

#C29EFF

Liliac color link
Liliac

#C48EFD

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Baby Purple color link
Baby Purple

#CA9BF7

Fuwatti color link
Fuwatti

#C58DEE

Lavender color link
Lavender

#C79FEF

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

Pale Violet color link
Pale Violet

#CC99FF

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

#B397FA color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#B397FA color image #B397FA color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B397FA color image #B397FA color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#B397FA color image #B397FA color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B397FA color image #B397FA color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B397FA
  • RGB179, 151, 250
  • CMYK28, 39, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(179, 151, 250)
  • HSL257°, 91%, 79%
  • HSL Precise256.97°, 90.826%, 78.627%
  • HSV257°, 40%, 98%
  • HSB257°, 40%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.592, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.592, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.592, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB397FA
  • DECIMAL ID11769850
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.