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#B04FE8 Color

#B04FE8 is rgb(176, 79, 232) in RGB, hsl(278, 77%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 9%) 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 9.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B04FE8
HEX#B04FE8
RGBrgb(176, 79, 232)
HSLhsl(278, 77%, 61%)
HSVhsv(278, 66%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.227 310.6)
LABlab(52.01% 58.29 -61.57)
LCHlch(52.01% 84.78 313.43)

What #B04FE8 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 #B04FE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.39Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.41Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.55Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.41Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.15Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.6

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

#B04FE8 Channel Values

How #B04FE8 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 79 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 77% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 66% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B04FE8 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B04FE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B04FE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B04FE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B04FE8
Complementary
#87E84F
Analogous
#634FE8
Analogous
#E84FD4
Triadic
#E8B04F
Triadic
#4FE8B0
Split comp.
#D4E84F
Split comp.
#4FE863

Tints & Shades of #B04FE8

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

#BA66EB
#C681EF
#D097F2
#DBAEF4
#E5C4F7
#F1DFFB

Shades

#A02BE3
#8A1ACB
#7216A7
#56107E
#3D0C5A
#250736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B04FE8.

How #B04FE8 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#B04FE8
Protanopia#6868E8
Protanomaly#8B5FE8
Deuteranopia#7A7AE7
Deuteranomaly#936CE7
Tritanopia#9E7373
Tritanomaly#A566AE
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B04FE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b04fe8: #B04FE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B04FE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b04fe8': '#B04FE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.310, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_b04fe8">#B04FE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#B04FE8"

More Purple Colors

#B04FE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B04FE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B04FE8?

#B04FE8 is a light purple — rgb(176, 79, 232) in RGB and hsl(278, 77%, 61%) 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 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #B04FE8?

#B04FE8 is rgb(176, 79, 232) — red 176, green 79, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B04FE8?

#B04FE8 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B04FE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B04FE8 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B04FE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B04FE8 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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