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#B80CDF Color

#B80CDF is rgb(184, 12, 223) in RGB, hsl(289, 90%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 95%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B80CDF
HEX#B80CDF
RGBrgb(184, 12, 223)
HSLhsl(289, 90%, 46%)
HSVhsv(289, 95%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 95%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.276 318)
LABlab(46.18% 76.71 -65.79)
LCHlch(46.18% 101.06 319.38)

What #B80CDF 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 #B80CDF, 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.

#B80CDF Channel Values

How #B80CDF 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 12 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 90% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 95% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B80CDF 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 text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B80CDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B80CDF; 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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Tints & Shades of #B80CDF

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 #B80CDF.

How #B80CDF 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#B80CDF
Protanopia#5252DF
Protanomaly#8741DF
Deuteranopia#7070DD
Deuteranomaly#9258DE
Tritanopia#A75757
Tritanomaly#AE45A0
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B80CDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b80cdf: #B80CDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B80CDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b80cdf': '#B80CDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.047, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_b80cdf">#B80CDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B80CDF"

More Purple Colors

#B80CDF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B80CDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B80CDF?

#B80CDF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(184, 12, 223) in RGB and hsl(289, 90%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.96.

What is the RGB value of #B80CDF?

#B80CDF is rgb(184, 12, 223) — red 184, green 12, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B80CDF?

#B80CDF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 95%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B80CDF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B80CDF scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B80CDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B80CDF 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

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