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#B05DDA Color

#B05DDA is rgb(176, 93, 218) in RGB, hsl(280, 63%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B05DDA
HEX#B05DDA
RGBrgb(176, 93, 218)
HSLhsl(280, 63%, 61%)
HSVhsv(280, 57%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.194 312.8)
LABlab(53.77% 49.64 -50.89)
LCHlch(53.77% 71.09 314.29)

What #B05DDA 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 #B05DDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.4Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 9.15Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.28Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.09Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.65Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.7

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

#B05DDA Channel Values

How #B05DDA 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 93 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 63% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 57% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.87:1 vs white · 5.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B05DDA 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B05DDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B05DDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B05DDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B05DDA
Complementary
#87DA5D
Analogous
#725DDA
Analogous
#DA5DC5
Triadic
#DAB05D
Triadic
#5DDAB0
Split comp.
#C5DA5D
Split comp.
#5DDA72

Tints & Shades of #B05DDA

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

#BB72DF
#C78BE5
#D19FE9
#DBB4EE
#E5C9F3
#F1E2F8

Shades

#A03CD3
#8B2ABB
#72239A
#561A74
#3E1353
#250B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B05DDA.

How #B05DDA 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#B05DDA
Protanopia#7171DA
Protanomaly#8E69DA
Deuteranopia#8080D9
Deuteranomaly#9674D9
Tritanopia#A17777
Tritanomaly#A76DA8
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B05DDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b05dda: #B05DDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B05DDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b05dda': '#B05DDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.365, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_b05dda">#B05DDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B05DDA"

More Purple Colors

#B05DDA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B05DDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B05DDA?

#B05DDA is a light purple — rgb(176, 93, 218) in RGB and hsl(280, 63%, 61%) 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 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #B05DDA?

#B05DDA is rgb(176, 93, 218) — red 176, green 93, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B05DDA?

#B05DDA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B05DDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B05DDA scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B05DDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B05DDA 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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