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#B47AFF Color

#B47AFF is rgb(180, 122, 255) in RGB, hsl(266, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 15.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47AFF
HEX#B47AFF
RGBrgb(180, 122, 255)
HSLhsl(266, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(266, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.193 301.7)
LABlab(61.80% 42.78 -58.68)
LCHlch(61.80% 72.62 306.09)

What #B47AFF 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 #B47AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.21Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.54Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.86Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.09Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.1Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.52

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

#B47AFF Channel Values

How #B47AFF 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 122 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47AFF 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B47AFF
Complementary
#C6FF7A
Analogous
#7A83FF
Analogous
#F67AFF
Triadic
#FFB47A
Triadic
#7AFFB4
Split comp.
#FFF67A
Split comp.
#83FF7A

Tints & Shades of #B47AFF

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

#BD8AFF
#C89EFF
#D1ADFF
#DCC2FF
#E5D1FF
#F1E5FF

Shades

#9747FF
#7A14FF
#6100E0
#4B00AD
#35007A
#1F0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B47AFF.

How #B47AFF 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#B47AFF
Protanopia#8686FF
Protanomaly#9B82FF
Deuteranopia#9191FE
Deuteranomaly#A088FF
Tritanopia#A09494
Tritanomaly#A98AC8
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b47aff: #B47AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47aff': '#B47AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.478, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_b47aff">#B47AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47AFF"

More Purple Colors

#B47AFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B47AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47AFF?

#B47AFF is a light purple — rgb(180, 122, 255) in RGB and hsl(266, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 15.21.

What is the RGB value of #B47AFF?

#B47AFF is rgb(180, 122, 255) — red 180, green 122, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47AFF?

#B47AFF converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47AFF scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47AFF 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.54, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.