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#B807ED Color

#B807ED is rgb(184, 7, 237) in RGB, hsl(286, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 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 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B807ED
HEX#B807ED
RGBrgb(184, 7, 237)
HSLhsl(286, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(286, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 97%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.287 314.8)
LABlab(46.91% 78.93 -72.54)
LCHlch(46.91% 107.20 317.41)

What #B807ED 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 #B807ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.19Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 7.94Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 7.95Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.45Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.82Phlox#DF00FFΔE 12.16

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

#B807ED Channel Values

How #B807ED 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 184 · G 7 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B807ED 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 text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B807ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B807ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B807ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B807ED
Complementary
#3DED07
Analogous
#4507ED
Analogous
#ED07B0
Triadic
#EDB807
Triadic
#07EDB8
Split comp.
#B0ED07
Split comp.
#07ED45

Tints & Shades of #B807ED

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

#C620F8
#CF43F9
#D866FA
#E28DFB
#EBB0FD
#F4D2FE

Shades

#A106D0
#8605AD
#6F048F
#580472
#410354
#260231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B807ED.

How #B807ED 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#B807ED
Protanopia#5252ED
Protanomaly#8740ED
Deuteranopia#6F6FEB
Deuteranomaly#9258EC
Tritanopia#A45D5D
Tritanomaly#AC49AA
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B807ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b807ed: #B807ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B807ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b807ed': '#B807ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.027, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b807ed">#B807ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B807ED"

More Purple Colors

#B807ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B807ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B807ED?

#B807ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(184, 7, 237) in RGB and hsl(286, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B807ED?

#B807ED is rgb(184, 7, 237) — red 184, green 7, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B807ED?

#B807ED converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 97%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B807ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B807ED scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B807ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B807ED 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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