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#B47DCA Color

#B47DCA is rgb(180, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(283, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 38%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47DCA
HEX#B47DCA
RGBrgb(180, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(283, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(283, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.125 315.9)
LABlab(60.28% 32.06 -31.65)
LCHlch(60.28% 45.05 315.38)

What #B47DCA 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 #B47DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.41Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.13Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.33Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.11Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.19

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

#B47DCA Channel Values

How #B47DCA 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 125 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47DCA 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B47DCA
Complementary
#92CA7D
Analogous
#8D7DCA
Analogous
#CA7DB9
Triadic
#CAB47D
Triadic
#7DCAB4
Split comp.
#B9CA7D
Split comp.
#7DCA8D

Tints & Shades of #B47DCA

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

#BE8FD1
#C9A1D9
#D3B3E0
#DCC1E6
#E6D4ED
#F0E6F5

Shades

#A15CBC
#8E46AA
#73388A
#5A2C6D
#3F1F4C
#27132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B47DCA.

How #B47DCA 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#B47DCA
Protanopia#8888CA
Protanomaly#9C84CA
Deuteranopia#9292C9
Deuteranomaly#A18AC9
Tritanopia#AB8A8A
Tritanomaly#AF85A7
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b47dca: #B47DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47dca': '#B47DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b47dca">#B47DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47DCA"

More Purple Colors

#B47DCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B47DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47DCA?

#B47DCA is a light purple — rgb(180, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(283, 42%, 64%) 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 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #B47DCA?

#B47DCA is rgb(180, 125, 202) — red 180, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47DCA?

#B47DCA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47DCA scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47DCA 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 16.41, which is visibly different.

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