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#B09ECA closest to Imperial Lilac

#B09ECA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.0% red, 62.0% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(176, 158, 202)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 29% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #B09ECA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #B09ECA

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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#B09ECA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B09ECA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B09ECA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99A6C9
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96A5CC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DA3CB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99A6C9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A3C9
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACA4AD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA1BD
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A4B0

#B09ECA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#B09ECA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#B09ECA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B09ECA in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #B09ECA; }
.background { background-color: #B09ECA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B09ECA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(176 158 202);
color: hsl(265 29% 71%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.066 303.5);

#B09ECA FAQ

What color is #B09ECA?

#B09ECA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B09ECA?

#B09ECA is rgb(176, 158, 202) in RGB, hsl(265, 29%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B09ECA?

The complementary color of #B09ECA is #B8CA9E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B09ECA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B09ECA: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B09ECA a warm or cool color?

#B09ECA is a cool color.