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#B07ECD Color

#B07ECD is rgb(176, 126, 205) in RGB, hsl(278, 44%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07ECD
HEX#B07ECD
RGBrgb(176, 126, 205)
HSLhsl(278, 44%, 65%)
HSVhsv(278, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.125 312.4)
LABlab(60.17% 30.69 -33.54)
LCHlch(60.17% 45.46 312.46)

What #B07ECD 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 #B07ECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.86African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.32Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.49Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.78Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.17Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.99

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

#B07ECD Channel Values

How #B07ECD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 44% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07ECD 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07ECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07ECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07ECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07ECD
Complementary
#9BCD7E
Analogous
#897ECD
Analogous
#CD7EC3
Triadic
#CDB07E
Triadic
#7ECDB0
Split comp.
#C3CD7E
Split comp.
#7ECD89

Tints & Shades of #B07ECD

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

#BB91D4
#C4A0DA
#D0B2E1
#DBC4E8
#E6D7EF
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9C5DC0
#8945B0
#6F388F
#552B6E
#3C1E4D
#251330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07ECD.

How #B07ECD 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#B07ECD
Protanopia#8888CD
Protanomaly#9A84CD
Deuteranopia#9191CC
Deuteranomaly#9E8ACC
Tritanopia#A68B8B
Tritanomaly#AA86AA
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07ECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07ecd: #B07ECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07ECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07ecd': '#B07ECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.494, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b07ecd">#B07ECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07ECD"

More Purple Colors

#B07ECD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B07ECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07ECD?

#B07ECD is a light purple — rgb(176, 126, 205) in RGB and hsl(278, 44%, 65%) 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 7.86.

What is the RGB value of #B07ECD?

#B07ECD is rgb(176, 126, 205) — red 176, green 126, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07ECD?

#B07ECD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07ECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07ECD scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07ECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07ECD 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 17.64, which is visibly different.

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