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#B07FCC Color

#B07FCC is rgb(176, 127, 204) in RGB, hsl(278, 43%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 38%, 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 8.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B07FCC
HEX#B07FCC
RGBrgb(176, 127, 204)
HSLhsl(278, 43%, 65%)
HSVhsv(278, 38%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.122 312.6)
LABlab(60.37% 30.00 -32.68)
LCHlch(60.37% 44.36 312.55)

What #B07FCC 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 #B07FCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.23Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.97Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.19Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.41Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.46

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

#B07FCC Channel Values

How #B07FCC 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 127 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 43% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 38% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B07FCC 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B07FCC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B07FCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B07FCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B07FCC
Complementary
#9CCC7F
Analogous
#8A7FCC
Analogous
#CC7FC2
Triadic
#CCB07F
Triadic
#7FCCB0
Split comp.
#C2CC7F
Split comp.
#7FCC8A

Tints & Shades of #B07FCC

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

#BB92D3
#C4A0D9
#D0B2E0
#DBC5E8
#E6D7EF
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9C5FBF
#8846AF
#6F398E
#552C6D
#3C1F4D
#25132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B07FCC.

How #B07FCC 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#B07FCC
Protanopia#8989CC
Protanomaly#9A85CC
Deuteranopia#9292CB
Deuteranomaly#9F8BCB
Tritanopia#A78C8C
Tritanomaly#AA87A9
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B07FCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b07fcc: #B07FCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B07FCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b07fcc': '#B07FCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.498, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_b07fcc">#B07FCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B07FCC"

More Purple Colors

#B07FCC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B07FCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B07FCC?

#B07FCC is a light purple — rgb(176, 127, 204) in RGB and hsl(278, 43%, 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 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #B07FCC?

#B07FCC is rgb(176, 127, 204) — red 176, green 127, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B07FCC?

#B07FCC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B07FCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B07FCC scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B07FCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B07FCC 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 16.94, which is visibly different.

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