B76BEE

#B76BEE closest to Lavender

#B76BEE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 42.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(183, 107, 238)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 79% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B76BEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #B76BEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B76BEE 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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#B76BEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B76BEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B8EEB
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #408AF2
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7084F0
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B8EEB
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8084EC
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF83A2
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B675D0
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9986AC

#B76BEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#B76BEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#B76BEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B76BEE in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B76BEE; }
.background { background-color: #B76BEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B76BEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(183 107 238);
color: hsl(275 79% 68%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.196 308.8);

#B76BEE FAQ

What color is #B76BEE?

#B76BEE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B76BEE?

#B76BEE is rgb(183, 107, 238) in RGB, hsl(275, 79%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 55%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B76BEE?

The complementary color of #B76BEE is #A2EE6B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B76BEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B76BEE: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B76BEE a warm or cool color?

#B76BEE is a cool color.