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#B080FF closest to Illicit Purple

#B080FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.0% red, 50.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(176, 128, 255)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B080FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #B080FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B080FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B080FFCFFF80
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

B080FFFFF0808FFF80
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

B080FFFFB08080FFB0
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

B080FFFF80CFCFFF8080FFB0
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B080FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B080FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6098FC
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5499FF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7593FF
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6098FC
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F91FD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A098B4
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AC8BE1
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F93BA

#B080FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#B080FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#B080FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B080FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #B080FF; }
.background { background-color: #B080FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B080FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(176 128 255);
color: hsl(263 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.183 299.1);

#B080FF FAQ

What color is #B080FF?

#B080FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B080FF?

#B080FF is rgb(176, 128, 255) in RGB, hsl(263, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 50%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B080FF?

The complementary color of #B080FF is #CFFF80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B080FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B080FF: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B080FF a warm or cool color?

#B080FF is a cool color.