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#B87FDD closest to Lavender

#B87FDD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 49.8% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(184, 127, 221)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 58% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #B87FDD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.12:1.

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Variations of #B87FDD

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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#B87FDD 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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#B87FDD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B87FDD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A97DA
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B93E0
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #858FDF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A97DA
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9090DB
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B48DA3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B885C5
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A091AC

#B87FDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.95:1 Very poor#B87FDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.12:1 Very good#B87FDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B87FDD in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B87FDD; }
.background { background-color: #B87FDD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B87FDD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 127 221);
color: hsl(276 58% 68%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.146 311.0);

#B87FDD FAQ

What color is #B87FDD?

#B87FDD is a light, moderately saturated 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 #B87FDD?

#B87FDD is rgb(184, 127, 221) in RGB, hsl(276, 58%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 43%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B87FDD?

The complementary color of #B87FDD is #A4DD7F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B87FDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B87FDD: 7.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B87FDD a warm or cool color?

#B87FDD is a cool color.