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#B07EC9 Color

#B07EC9 is rgb(176, 126, 201) in RGB, hsl(280, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 21%) 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 9.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07EC9
HEX#B07EC9
RGBrgb(176, 126, 201)
HSLhsl(280, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(280, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.12 313.9)
LABlab(60.03% 30.04 -31.51)
LCHlch(60.03% 43.54 313.63)

What #B07EC9 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 #B07EC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.25Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.94Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.4Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.46Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.69Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.93

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

#B07EC9 Channel Values

How #B07EC9 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 126 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07EC9 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07EC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07EC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07EC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07EC9
Complementary
#97C97E
Analogous
#8A7EC9
Analogous
#C97EBC
Triadic
#C9B07E
Triadic
#7EC9B0
Split comp.
#BCC97E
Split comp.
#7EC98A

Tints & Shades of #B07EC9

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

#BB90D0
#C6A2D8
#D1B3DF
#DAC2E5
#E5D4ED
#F0E6F4

Shades

#9C5DBB
#8847A9
#6E3989
#572D6C
#3D204C
#26142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07EC9.

How #B07EC9 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#B07EC9
Protanopia#8888C9
Protanomaly#9A84C9
Deuteranopia#9191C8
Deuteranomaly#9E8AC8
Tritanopia#A78A8A
Tritanomaly#AB86A7
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07EC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07ec9: #B07EC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07EC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07ec9': '#B07EC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.494, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_b07ec9">#B07EC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07EC9"

More Purple Colors

#B07EC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B07EC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07EC9?

#B07EC9 is a light purple — rgb(176, 126, 201) in RGB and hsl(280, 41%, 64%) 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 9.25.

What is the RGB value of #B07EC9?

#B07EC9 is rgb(176, 126, 201) — red 176, green 126, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07EC9?

#B07EC9 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07EC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07EC9 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07EC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07EC9 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 16.48, which is visibly different.

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