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#B077CA Color

#B077CA is rgb(176, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(281, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B077CA
HEX#B077CA
RGBrgb(176, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(281, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(281, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.134 314.6)
LABlab(58.48% 33.90 -34.48)
LCHlch(58.48% 48.35 314.51)

What #B077CA 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 #B077CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.39Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.92Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.08African Violet#B284BEΔE 14.01

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

#B077CA Channel Values

How #B077CA 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 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B077CA 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B077CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B077CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B077CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B077CA
Complementary
#91CA77
Analogous
#8677CA
Analogous
#CA77BB
Triadic
#CAB077
Triadic
#77CAB0
Split comp.
#BBCA77
Split comp.
#77CA86

Tints & Shades of #B077CA

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

#BB89D1
#C59CD8
#D0AEE0
#DBC1E7
#E5D3EE
#F0E5F5

Shades

#9F5ABF
#8842A9
#71368C
#56296A
#3E1E4D
#24112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B077CA.

How #B077CA 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#B077CA
Protanopia#8383CA
Protanomaly#977ECA
Deuteranopia#8D8DC9
Deuteranomaly#9C85C9
Tritanopia#A68585
Tritanomaly#AA80A5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B077CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b077ca: #B077CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B077CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b077ca': '#B077CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b077ca">#B077CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B077CA"

More Purple Colors

#B077CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B077CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B077CA?

#B077CA is a light purple — rgb(176, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(281, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #B077CA?

#B077CA is rgb(176, 119, 202) — red 176, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B077CA?

#B077CA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B077CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B077CA scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B077CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B077CA 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 16.78, which is visibly different.

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