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#B04DDB Color

#B04DDB is rgb(176, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(282, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B04DDB
HEX#B04DDB
RGBrgb(176, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(282, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(282, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.217 314)
LABlab(51.01% 57.08 -55.85)
LCHlch(51.01% 79.85 315.62)

What #B04DDB 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 #B04DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.96Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.91Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.97Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.03Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.75Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.9

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

#B04DDB Channel Values

How #B04DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B04DDB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B04DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B04DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B04DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B04DDB
Complementary
#78DB4D
Analogous
#694DDB
Analogous
#DB4DBE
Triadic
#DBB04D
Triadic
#4DDBB0
Split comp.
#BEDB4D
Split comp.
#4DDB69

Tints & Shades of #B04DDB

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

#BB67E0
#C57CE4
#D095E9
#DBAFEF
#E7C8F4
#F0DDF8

Shades

#A12BD4
#8B25B6
#711E94
#571772
#3D1050
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B04DDB.

How #B04DDB 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#B04DDB
Protanopia#6767DB
Protanomaly#8A5EDB
Deuteranopia#7A7ADA
Deuteranomaly#926BDA
Tritanopia#A06D6D
Tritanomaly#A762A5
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B04DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b04ddb: #B04DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B04DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b04ddb': '#B04DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b04ddb">#B04DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B04DDB"

More Purple Colors

#B04DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B04DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B04DDB?

#B04DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(176, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(282, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #B04DDB?

#B04DDB is rgb(176, 77, 219) — red 176, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B04DDB?

#B04DDB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B04DDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B04DDB scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B04DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B04DDB 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.