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#B07CE4 Color

#B07CE4 is rgb(176, 124, 228) in RGB, hsl(270, 66%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 46%, 0%, 11%) 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07CE4
HEX#B07CE4
RGBrgb(176, 124, 228)
HSLhsl(270, 66%, 69%)
HSVhsv(270, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 46%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.156 305.7)
LABlab(60.62% 35.68 -45.70)
LCHlch(60.62% 57.97 307.98)

What #B07CE4 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 #B07CE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.65Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 6.78Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.48Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.84Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.79Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.44

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

#B07CE4 Channel Values

How #B07CE4 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 124 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 66% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07CE4 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07CE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07CE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07CE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07CE4
Complementary
#B0E47C
Analogous
#7C7CE4
Analogous
#E47CE4
Triadic
#E4B07C
Triadic
#7CE4B0
Split comp.
#E4E47C
Split comp.
#7CE47C

Tints & Shades of #B07CE4

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

#BA8DE8
#C49EEB
#CFAFEF
#DBC4F3
#E5D5F6
#F0E6FA

Shades

#9956DC
#7F2BD4
#6924AE
#521C87
#3B1461
#210B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07CE4.

How #B07CE4 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#B07CE4
Protanopia#8787E4
Protanomaly#9983E4
Deuteranopia#9090E3
Deuteranomaly#9E88E3
Tritanopia#A28F8F
Tritanomaly#A888B7
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07CE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07ce4: #B07CE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07CE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07ce4': '#B07CE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.486, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_b07ce4">#B07CE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07CE4"

More Purple Colors

#B07CE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B07CE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07CE4?

#B07CE4 is a light purple — rgb(176, 124, 228) in RGB and hsl(270, 66%, 69%) 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #B07CE4?

#B07CE4 is rgb(176, 124, 228) — red 176, green 124, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07CE4?

#B07CE4 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 46%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07CE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07CE4 scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07CE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07CE4 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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