What color is #B07DCA?

#B07DCA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B07DCA?

The RGB value is 176, 125, 202: 176 red, 125 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B07DCA?

The complementary color is #97CA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B07DCA color

#B07DCA rgb(176, 125, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B07DCA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 49% green and 79.2% blue (176, 125, 202).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 42% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#B07DCA color codes

HEX	`#B07DCA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 125, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 49%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 42%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 38%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, 33.68, -32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 46.69, 316.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.897, 28.162, 59.411)`
Decimal	`11566538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B07DCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B07DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B07DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07dca; }
.text { color: #b07dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 125 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07dca, #ca7dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B07DCA?: #B07DCA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B07DCA?: The RGB value is 176, 125, 202: 176 red, 125 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B07DCA?: The complementary color is #97CA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.