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#B07ABD Color

#B07ABD is rgb(176, 122, 189) in RGB, hsl(288, 34%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07ABD
HEX#B07ABD
RGBrgb(176, 122, 189)
HSLhsl(288, 34%, 61%)
HSVhsv(288, 35%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.114 319.7)
LABlab(58.69% 30.27 -26.79)
LCHlch(58.69% 40.42 318.49)

What #B07ABD 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 #B07ABD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.18Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.37Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.8Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 13.08Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.94

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

#B07ABD Channel Values

How #B07ABD 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 122 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 34% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 35% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07ABD 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07ABD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07ABD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07ABD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07ABD
Complementary
#87BD7A
Analogous
#8E7ABD
Analogous
#BD7AA9
Triadic
#BDB07A
Triadic
#7ABDB0
Split comp.
#A9BD7A
Split comp.
#7ABD8E

Tints & Shades of #B07ABD

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

#BA8BC6
#C69FD0
#D0B0D8
#DAC1E1
#E5D3E9
#F1E7F3

Shades

#A05EB0
#8A4C9A
#723E7E
#562F60
#3D2244
#251429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07ABD.

How #B07ABD 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#B07ABD
Protanopia#8585BD
Protanomaly#9881BD
Deuteranopia#8F8FBC
Deuteranomaly#9D87BC
Tritanopia#A88585
Tritanomaly#AC819E
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07ABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07abd: #B07ABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07ABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07abd': '#B07ABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.478, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_b07abd">#B07ABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07ABD"

More Purple Colors

#B07ABD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B07ABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07ABD?

#B07ABD is a light purple — rgb(176, 122, 189) in RGB and hsl(288, 34%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #B07ABD?

#B07ABD is rgb(176, 122, 189) — red 176, green 122, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07ABD?

#B07ABD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07ABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07ABD scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07ABD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07ABD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.47, which is visibly different.

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