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#B03CCD Color

#B03CCD is rgb(176, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B03CCD
HEX#B03CCD
RGBrgb(176, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(288, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(288, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.225 318.8)
LABlab(47.75% 61.76 -53.05)
LCHlch(47.75% 81.42 319.34)

What #B03CCD 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 #B03CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B03CCD Channel Values

How #B03CCD 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 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B03CCD 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B03CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B03CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B03CCD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B03CCD.

How #B03CCD 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#B03CCD
Protanopia#5E5ECD
Protanomaly#8752CD
Deuteranopia#7474CB
Deuteranomaly#9062CC
Tritanopia#A26060
Tritanomaly#A85498
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B03CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b03ccd: #B03CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B03CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b03ccd': '#B03CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b03ccd">#B03CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B03CCD"

More Purple Colors

#B03CCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B03CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B03CCD?

#B03CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(176, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(288, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.22.

What is the RGB value of #B03CCD?

#B03CCD is rgb(176, 60, 205) — red 176, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B03CCD?

#B03CCD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B03CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B03CCD scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B03CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B03CCD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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