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#B770FB Color

#B770FB is rgb(183, 112, 251) in RGB, hsl(271, 95%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B770FB
HEX#B770FB
RGBrgb(183, 112, 251)
HSLhsl(271, 95%, 71%)
HSVhsv(271, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.203 305.2)
LABlab(59.89% 47.93 -59.50)
LCHlch(59.89% 76.40 308.85)

What #B770FB 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 #B770FB, 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 purple in the library.

#B770FB Channel Values

How #B770FB 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 183 · G 112 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 95% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B770FB 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 text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B770FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B770FB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B770FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B770FB.

How #B770FB 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#B770FB
Protanopia#8080FB
Protanomaly#997AFB
Deuteranopia#8D8DFA
Deuteranomaly#9F82FA
Tritanopia#A48C8C
Tritanomaly#AC82C3
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B770FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b770fb: #B770FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B770FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b770fb': '#B770FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.439, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_b770fb">#B770FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B770FB"

More Purple Colors

#B770FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B770FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B770FB?

#B770FB is a light purple — rgb(183, 112, 251) in RGB and hsl(271, 95%, 71%) 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 12.16.

What is the RGB value of #B770FB?

#B770FB is rgb(183, 112, 251) — red 183, green 112, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B770FB?

#B770FB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B770FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B770FB scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B770FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B770FB 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.42, which is visibly different.

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