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B461FF

#B461FF closest to Orion Nebula

#B461FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 38.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(180, 97, 255)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B461FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.09:1.

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Variations of #B461FF

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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#B461FF 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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#B461FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B461FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3A8AFB
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0088FF
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F80FF
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3A8AFB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #727FFD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A782A7
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B170DC
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9681B1

#B461FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.45:1 Poor#B461FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.09:1 Good#B461FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B461FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #B461FF; }
.background { background-color: #B461FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B461FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 97 255);
color: hsl(272 100% 69%);
color: oklch(0.660 0.228 305.1);

#B461FF FAQ

What color is #B461FF?

#B461FF 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 #B461FF?

#B461FF is rgb(180, 97, 255) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 62%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B461FF?

The complementary color of #B461FF is #ACFF61, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B461FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B461FF: 6.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B461FF a warm or cool color?

#B461FF is a cool color.