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#B06CFE Color

#B06CFE is rgb(176, 108, 254) in RGB, hsl(268, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 57%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B06CFE
HEX#B06CFE
RGBrgb(176, 108, 254)
HSLhsl(268, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(268, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 57%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.211 302.6)
LABlab(58.43% 48.58 -63.52)
LCHlch(58.43% 79.97 307.41)

What #B06CFE 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 #B06CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.95Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.4Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.65Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.04Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 19.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 20.97

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

#B06CFE Channel Values

How #B06CFE 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 108 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B06CFE 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B06CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B06CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B06CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B06CFE
Complementary
#BAFE6C
Analogous
#6C71FE
Analogous
#F96CFE
Triadic
#FEB06C
Triadic
#6CFEB0
Split comp.
#FEF96C
Split comp.
#71FE6C

Tints & Shades of #B06CFE

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

#BB80FE
#C694FE
#D1A9FF
#D9B8FF
#E4CCFF
#EFE1FF

Shades

#9539FE
#7D0BFE
#6401D5
#4F01A7
#370175
#210047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B06CFE.

How #B06CFE 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#B06CFE
Protanopia#7B7BFE
Protanomaly#9375FE
Deuteranopia#8787FD
Deuteranomaly#997DFD
Tritanopia#9B8A8A
Tritanomaly#A47FC4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B06CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b06cfe: #B06CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B06CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b06cfe': '#B06CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.424, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b06cfe">#B06CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B06CFE"

More Purple Colors

#B06CFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B06CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B06CFE?

#B06CFE is a light purple — rgb(176, 108, 254) in RGB and hsl(268, 99%, 71%) 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 8.95.

What is the RGB value of #B06CFE?

#B06CFE is rgb(176, 108, 254) — red 176, green 108, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B06CFE?

#B06CFE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 57%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B06CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B06CFE scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B06CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B06CFE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.65, which is visibly different.

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