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#B366FF closest to Orion Nebula

#B366FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 40.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(179, 102, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B366FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.26:1.

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Variations of #B366FF

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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#B366FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B366FFB2FF66
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

B366FFFFFF6666FF67
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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.

B366FFFFB36666FFB3
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

B366FFFF66B2B2FF6666FFB3
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B366FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B366FF 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 #408CFC
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0C8AFF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6283FF
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #408CFC
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7382FD
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A585A9
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B074DD
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9784B2

#B366FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.35:1 Poor#B366FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.26:1 Good#B366FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B366FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #B366FF; }
.background { background-color: #B366FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B366FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 102 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.221 304.2);

#B366FF FAQ

What color is #B366FF?

#B366FF 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 #B366FF?

#B366FF is rgb(179, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B366FF?

The complementary color of #B366FF is #B2FF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B366FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B366FF: 6.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B366FF a warm or cool color?

#B366FF is a cool color.