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#B009EC Color

#B009EC is rgb(176, 9, 236) in RGB, hsl(284, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 96%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B009EC
HEX#B009EC
RGBrgb(176, 9, 236)
HSLhsl(284, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(284, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 96%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.284 312.7)
LABlab(45.55% 77.35 -74.25)
LCHlch(45.55% 107.22 316.17)

What #B009EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B009EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.64Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.9Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.15Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.56Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.13Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 10.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B009EC Channel Values

How #B009EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 9 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B009EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B009EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B009EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B009EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B009EC
Complementary
#45EC09
Analogous
#3E09EC
Analogous
#EC09B7
Triadic
#ECB009
Triadic
#09ECB0
Split comp.
#B7EC09
Split comp.
#09EC3E

Tints & Shades of #B009EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE22F7
#C844F8
#D266F9
#DE8EFB
#E8B0FC
#F2D3FD

Shades

#9A07CF
#8006AC
#6A058F
#540471
#3E0354
#250231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B009EC.

How #B009EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B009EC
Protanopia#4E4EEC
Protanomaly#813DEC
Deuteranopia#6A6AEB
Deuteranomaly#8C54EB
Tritanopia#9B5C5C
Tritanomaly#A449AA
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B009EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b009ec: #B009EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B009EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b009ec': '#B009EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.035, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_b009ec">#B009EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B009EC"

More Purple Colors

#B009EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B009EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B009EC?

#B009EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(176, 9, 236) in RGB and hsl(284, 93%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #B009EC?

#B009EC is rgb(176, 9, 236) — red 176, green 9, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B009EC?

#B009EC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 96%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B009EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B009EC scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B009EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B009EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.13, which is visibly different.

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