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#B77EEC Color

#B77EEC is rgb(183, 126, 236) in RGB, hsl(271, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 7%) 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 8.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B77EEC
HEX#B77EEC
RGBrgb(183, 126, 236)
HSLhsl(271, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(271, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.165 306.5)
LABlab(62.15% 38.16 -47.66)
LCHlch(62.15% 61.05 308.69)

What #B77EEC 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 #B77EEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.27Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.63Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.42Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.48Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.62Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.89

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

#B77EEC Channel Values

How #B77EEC 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 126 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B77EEC 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B77EEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B77EEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B77EEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B77EEC
Complementary
#B3EC7E
Analogous
#807EEC
Analogous
#EC7EEA
Triadic
#ECB77E
Triadic
#7EECB7
Split comp.
#EAEC7E
Split comp.
#7EEC80

Tints & Shades of #B77EEC

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

#C190EE
#CBA2F1
#D5B4F4
#DCC1F6
#E6D3F8
#F0E4FB

Shades

#9E52E5
#882ADF
#6E1CBA
#561692
#3C0F66
#25093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B77EEC.

How #B77EEC 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#B77EEC
Protanopia#8A8AEC
Protanomaly#9E85EC
Deuteranopia#9494EB
Deuteranomaly#A38CEB
Tritanopia#A89292
Tritanomaly#AE8BBD
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B77EEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b77eec: #B77EEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B77EEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b77eec': '#B77EEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.494, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_b77eec">#B77EEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B77EEC"

More Purple Colors

#B77EEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B77EEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B77EEC?

#B77EEC is a light purple — rgb(183, 126, 236) in RGB and hsl(271, 74%, 71%) 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 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #B77EEC?

#B77EEC is rgb(183, 126, 236) — red 183, green 126, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B77EEC?

#B77EEC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B77EEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B77EEC scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B77EEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B77EEC 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 10.48, which is visibly different.

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