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#B060F6 Color

#B060F6 is rgb(176, 96, 246) in RGB, hsl(272, 89%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B060F6
HEX#B060F6
RGBrgb(176, 96, 246)
HSLhsl(272, 89%, 67%)
HSVhsv(272, 61%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.219 305.7)
LABlab(55.72% 52.97 -63.45)
LCHlch(55.72% 82.65 309.85)

What #B060F6 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 #B060F6, 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.

#B060F6 Channel Values

How #B060F6 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 96 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 89% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 61% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B060F6 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B060F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B060F6; 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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Tints & Shades of #B060F6

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.

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Shades

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How #B060F6 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#B060F6
Protanopia#7373F6
Protanomaly#8F6CF6
Deuteranopia#8282F5
Deuteranomaly#9676F5
Tritanopia#9C8181
Tritanomaly#A475BB
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B060F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b060f6: #B060F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B060F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b060f6': '#B060F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.376, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_b060f6">#B060F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B060F6"

More Purple Colors

#B060F6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B060F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B060F6?

#B060F6 is a light purple — rgb(176, 96, 246) in RGB and hsl(272, 89%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #B060F6?

#B060F6 is rgb(176, 96, 246) — red 176, green 96, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B060F6?

#B060F6 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B060F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B060F6 scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B060F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B060F6 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 14.94, which is visibly different.

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