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#B07DAA Color

#B07DAA is rgb(176, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(307, 24%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07DAA
HEX#B07DAA
RGBrgb(176, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(307, 24%, 59%)
HSVhsv(307, 29%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.088 330.6)
LABlab(58.79% 25.89 -15.84)
LCHlch(58.79% 30.35 328.55)

What #B07DAA 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 #B07DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 6.03African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.95Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.55Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.56Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.98Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.9

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

#B07DAA Channel Values

How #B07DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 24% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 29% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 3% · K 31%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 #B07DAA 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 #B07DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07DAA
Complementary
#7DB083
Analogous
#9C7DB0
Analogous
#B07D91
Triadic
#AAB07D
Triadic
#7DAAB0
Split comp.
#91B07D
Split comp.
#7DB09C

Tints & Shades of #B07DAA

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

#BB90B6
#C5A0C1
#D0B3CD
#DAC3D7
#E6D6E4
#EFE6EE

Shades

#A06499
#885382
#6F446A
#593655
#3F273C
#261724

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07DAA.

How #B07DAA 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#B07DAA
Protanopia#8787AA
Protanomaly#9983AA
Deuteranopia#9090A9
Deuteranomaly#9E89A9
Tritanopia#AB8484
Tritanomaly#AD8195
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07daa: #B07DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07daa': '#B07DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_b07daa">#B07DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07DAA"

More Pink Colors

#B07DAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B07DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07DAA?

#B07DAA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(307, 24%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #B07DAA?

#B07DAA is rgb(176, 125, 170) — red 176, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07DAA?

#B07DAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07DAA 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 #B07DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07DAA 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 16.42, which is visibly different.

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