#b040f7 Color Information

#b040f7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b040f7. In RGB, it consists of 69.0% Red, 25.1% Green, and 96.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.7% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 276.7°, with saturation of 92% and lightness of 61%. The decimal value for #b040f7 is 11550967, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9933ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b040f7 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b040f7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color176, 64, 247 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.0%, 25.1%, 96.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.310, 0.749, 0.031 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.287, 0.741, 0, 0.031 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color276.7°, 92.0%, 61.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color276.7°, 74.1%, 96.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.526, 19.612, 89.856 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color176, 64, 247 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11550967 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.396, 73.018, -71.397 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.396, 102.123, 315.643 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.396, 30.438, -116.451 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.286, 69.725, -89.300 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.250, 0.134, 19.612 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289741047 / 0xffb040f7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9933ff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b040f7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b040f7, its pure hue is 276.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b040f7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16081f to #9a38d8.

Tints of #b040f7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b040f7, its pure hue is 276.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 61.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b040f7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ba58f8 to #f5e7fe.

Tones of #b040f7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b040f7, its pure hue is 276.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b040f7, which range from #9c9c9c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b238ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b040f7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b040f7! For #b040f7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b040f7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b040f7

This color, #b040f7, consists of 69.0% Red, 25.1% Green, and 96.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 176, Green = 64, Blue = 247. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b040f7 is 28.7% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.0%
C28.7%
G25.1%
M74.1%
B96.9%
Y0.0%
K3.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 176 64 247
Octal 260 100 367
Hexa #b0 #40 #f7
Binary 10110000 01000000 11110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 74 0 3
Octal 34 112 0 3
Hexa #1c #4a #00 #03
Binary 00011100 01001010 00000000 00000011

Analogous Colors of #b040f7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b040f7 — which has hue 276.7° — its analogous colors are located at 246.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b040f7.

Triadic Colors of #b040f7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b040f7 — which has hue 276.7° — its triadic colors are located at 36.7° and 276.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b040f7.

Complementary Color of #b040f7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b040f7 — which has hue 276.7° — its complementary color is located at 96.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b040f7.

Split Complementary Colors of #b040f7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b040f7 — which has hue 276.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 66.7° and 276.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b040f7.

Tetradic Colors of #b040f7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b040f7 — which has hue 276.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 186.7°, 276.7°, 6.7°, and 96.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b040f7.

Monochromatic Colors of #b040f7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b040f7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7f0dc7 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d89efd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b040f7

We want to make getting started with #b040f7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b040f7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b040f7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b040f7 with other HTML elements.

#b040f7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b040f7.
<span style="color: #b040f7;">The color of this text is #b040f7.</span>

#b040f7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b040f7.
<div style="background-color: #b040f7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b040f7.</div>

#b040f7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b040f7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b040f7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b040f7.</span>

#b040f7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b040f7.
<div style="border: #b040f7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b040f7.</div>

#b040f7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b040f7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b040f7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b040f7 on a white background.</div></div>

#b040f7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b040f7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b040f7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b040f7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b040f7 to White

This is a gradient from #b040f7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b040f7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b040f7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b040f7 to Black

This is a gradient from #b040f7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b040f7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b040f7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b040f7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b040f7

In addition to using #b040f7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b040f7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b040f7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 176, Green = 64, Blue = 247). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b040f7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b040f7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(176, 64, 247)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b040f7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b040f7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b040f7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(176, 64, 247);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b040f7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:176, green:64, blue:247, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:176 green:64 blue:247 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(176f, 64f, 247f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(176, 64, 247);
 

#b040f7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b040f7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b040f7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b040f7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b040f7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b040f7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b040f7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b040f7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b040f7 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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