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#D07BFE Color

#D07BFE is rgb(208, 123, 254) in RGB, hsl(279, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D07BFE
HEX#D07BFE
RGBrgb(208, 123, 254)
HSLhsl(279, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(279, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.198 312.4)
LABlab(65.15% 50.04 -52.58)
LCHlch(65.15% 72.59 313.58)

What #D07BFE 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 #D07BFE, 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.

#D07BFE Channel Values

How #D07BFE 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 208 · G 123 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D07BFE 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D07BFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D07BFE; 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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Tints & Shades of #D07BFE

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 #D07BFE.

How #D07BFE 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#D07BFE
Protanopia#8E8EFE
Protanomaly#AD87FE
Deuteranopia#9E9EFD
Deuteranomaly#B491FD
Tritanopia#C09494
Tritanomaly#C78BC8
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D07BFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d07bfe: #D07BFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D07BFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d07bfe': '#D07BFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.482, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d07bfe">#D07BFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D07BFE"

More Purple Colors

#D07BFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D07BFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D07BFE?

#D07BFE is a light purple — rgb(208, 123, 254) in RGB and hsl(279, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #D07BFE?

#D07BFE is rgb(208, 123, 254) — red 208, green 123, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D07BFE?

#D07BFE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D07BFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D07BFE scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D07BFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D07BFE 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 13.78, which is visibly different.

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