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#B09FF4 Color

#B09FF4 is rgb(176, 159, 244) in RGB, hsl(252, 79%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 12.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B09FF4
HEX#B09FF4
RGBrgb(176, 159, 244)
HSLhsl(252, 79%, 79%)
HSVhsv(252, 35%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.121 292.4)
LABlab(69.47% 20.09 -40.68)
LCHlch(69.47% 45.37 296.28)

What #B09FF4 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 #B09FF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B09FF4 Channel Values

How #B09FF4 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 159 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 79% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 35% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B09FF4 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B09FF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B09FF4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B09FF4

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B09FF4.

How #B09FF4 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#B09FF4
Protanopia#A2A2F4
Protanomaly#A8A1F4
Deuteranopia#A5A5F4
Deuteranomaly#A9A3F4
Tritanopia#A2ADAD
Tritanomaly#A8A7CD
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B09FF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b09ff4: #B09FF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B09FF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b09ff4': '#B09FF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.624, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_b09ff4">#B09FF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B09FF4"

More Blue Colors

#B09FF4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B09FF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B09FF4?

#B09FF4 is a light blue — rgb(176, 159, 244) in RGB and hsl(252, 79%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.77.

What is the RGB value of #B09FF4?

#B09FF4 is rgb(176, 159, 244) — red 176, green 159, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B09FF4?

#B09FF4 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B09FF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B09FF4 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B09FF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B09FF4 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.18, which is visibly different.

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