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#B970EA closest to Lavender

#B970EA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 43.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(185, 112, 234)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 74% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B970EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.57:1.

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Variations of #B970EA

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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#B970EA 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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#B970EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B970EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6591E7
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4E8DEE
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7787EC
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6591E7
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8588E8
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B385A3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B879CD
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C89AC

#B970EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.20:1 Poor#B970EA text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.57:1 Good#B970EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B970EA in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B970EA; }
.background { background-color: #B970EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B970EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 112 234);
color: hsl(276 74% 68%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.185 310.0);

#B970EA FAQ

What color is #B970EA?

#B970EA 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 #B970EA?

#B970EA is rgb(185, 112, 234) in RGB, hsl(276, 74%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B970EA?

The complementary color of #B970EA is #A1EA70, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B970EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B970EA: 6.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B970EA a warm or cool color?

#B970EA is a cool color.