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#B407ED Color

#B407ED is rgb(180, 7, 237) in RGB, hsl(285, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B407ED
HEX#B407ED
RGBrgb(180, 7, 237)
HSLhsl(285, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(285, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.286 313.7)
LABlab(46.23% 78.29 -73.68)
LCHlch(46.23% 107.50 316.74)

What #B407ED 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 #B407ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.11Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 7.64Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.11Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 8.51Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.09Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.26

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

#B407ED Channel Values

How #B407ED 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 180 · G 7 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B407ED 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.

TextWhite text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B407ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B407ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B407ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B407ED
Complementary
#41ED07
Analogous
#4107ED
Analogous
#ED07B4
Triadic
#EDB407
Triadic
#07EDB4
Split comp.
#B4ED07
Split comp.
#07ED41

Tints & Shades of #B407ED

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

#C220F8
#CC43F9
#D566FA
#E08DFB
#E9B0FD
#F3D2FE

Shades

#9D06D0
#8305AD
#6D048F
#560472
#400354
#250231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B407ED.

How #B407ED 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#B407ED
Protanopia#5050ED
Protanomaly#843EED
Deuteranopia#6D6DEB
Deuteranomaly#8F56EC
Tritanopia#9F5D5D
Tritanomaly#A849AA
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B407ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b407ed: #B407ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B407ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b407ed': '#B407ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.027, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b407ed">#B407ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B407ED"

More Purple Colors

#B407ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B407ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B407ED?

#B407ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(180, 7, 237) in RGB and hsl(285, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #B407ED?

#B407ED is rgb(180, 7, 237) — red 180, green 7, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B407ED?

#B407ED converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B407ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B407ED scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B407ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B407ED 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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