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B166CD

#B166CD closest to Lavender

#B166CD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 40.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(177, 102, 205)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 51% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B166CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.65:1.

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Variations of #B166CD

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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#B166CD 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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#B166CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B166CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6787CA
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5180D0
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #757BCF
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6787CA
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #837DCB
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B07590
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B26DB4
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #917E9B

#B166CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.72:1 Poor#B166CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.65:1 Good#B166CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B166CD in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B166CD; }
.background { background-color: #B166CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B166CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 102 205);
color: hsl(284 51% 60%);
color: oklch(0.635 0.166 316.2);

#B166CD FAQ

What color is #B166CD?

#B166CD 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 #B166CD?

#B166CD is rgb(177, 102, 205) in RGB, hsl(284, 51%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 50%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B166CD?

The complementary color of #B166CD is #82CD66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B166CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B166CD: 5.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B166CD a warm or cool color?

#B166CD is a cool color.