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#B166FF closest to Orion Nebula

#B166FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 40.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(177, 102, 255)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B166FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.21:1.

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Variations of #B166FF

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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#B166FF 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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#B166FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B166FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E8BFC
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #068AFF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6082FF
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E8BFC
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7181FD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A286A9
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AE74DD
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9683B2

#B166FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#B166FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.21:1 Good#B166FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B166FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #B166FF; }
.background { background-color: #B166FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B166FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 102 255);
color: hsl(269 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.664 0.221 303.5);

#B166FF FAQ

What color is #B166FF?

#B166FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B166FF?

#B166FF is rgb(177, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(269, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B166FF?

The complementary color of #B166FF is #B4FF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B166FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B166FF: 6.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B166FF a warm or cool color?

#B166FF is a cool color.