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#B07FFF

Amethyst · light cool purple

About #B07FFF

With the hex code #B07FFF, this is a light purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 50% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Amethyst and Orchid — a ΔE of 16.3 — followed by Orchid. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEFF7F, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green127
Blue255

Closest named colours

Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 16.3
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 25.0
Royal Blue
#4169E1 · ΔE 25.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B07FFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on amethyst #B07FFF.
2.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on amethyst #B07FFF.
7.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B07FFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B07FFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5298FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5F98FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A097B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B07FFF?

With the hex code #B07FFF, this is a light purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 50% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B07FFF?

Use black text. Black on #B07FFF has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B07FFF?

Its complementary colour is #CEFF7F, and analogous partners are #7F8EFF and #F07FFF.