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#B166CF closest to Lavender

#B166CF 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 81.2% blue (rgb(177, 102, 207)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 52% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #B166CF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.67:1.

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Variations of #B166CF

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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#B166CF 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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#B166CF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B166CF 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 #6687CC
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F80D3
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #747BD1
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6687CC
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #827DCD
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF7691
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B26DB6
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #917E9C

#B166CF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.70:1 Poor#B166CF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.67:1 Good#B166CF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B166CF in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B166CF; }
.background { background-color: #B166CF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B166CF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 102 207);
color: hsl(283 52% 61%);
color: oklch(0.636 0.168 315.5);

#B166CF FAQ

What color is #B166CF?

#B166CF 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 #B166CF?

#B166CF is rgb(177, 102, 207) in RGB, hsl(283, 52%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 51%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B166CF?

The complementary color of #B166CF is #84CF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B166CF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B166CF: 5.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B166CF a warm or cool color?

#B166CF is a cool color.