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#B073CE Color

#B073CE is rgb(176, 115, 206) in RGB, hsl(280, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 44%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B073CE
HEX#B073CE
RGBrgb(176, 115, 206)
HSLhsl(280, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(280, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 44%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.145 313.8)
LABlab(57.74% 36.64 -37.87)
LCHlch(57.74% 52.69 314.05)

What #B073CE 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 #B073CE, 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.

#B073CE Channel Values

How #B073CE 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 115 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B073CE 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B073CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B073CE; 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 #B073CE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B073CE.

How #B073CE 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#B073CE
Protanopia#8080CE
Protanomaly#967BCE
Deuteranopia#8B8BCD
Deuteranomaly#9B82CD
Tritanopia#A58383
Tritanomaly#AA7DA6
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B073CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b073ce: #B073CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B073CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b073ce': '#B073CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.451, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b073ce">#B073CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B073CE"

More Purple Colors

#B073CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B073CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B073CE?

#B073CE is a light purple — rgb(176, 115, 206) in RGB and hsl(280, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #B073CE?

#B073CE is rgb(176, 115, 206) — red 176, green 115, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B073CE?

#B073CE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 44%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B073CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B073CE scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B073CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B073CE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 14.06, which is visibly different.

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