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#B566EA closest to Lavender

#B566EA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 40.0% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(181, 102, 234)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 76% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B566EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.05:1.

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Variations of #B566EA

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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#B566EA 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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#B566EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B566EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #588BE7
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A86EE
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D7FEC
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #588BE7
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D81E8
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE7E9E
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B471CC
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9682A9

#B566EA contrast checker

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3.47:1 Poor#B566EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.05:1 Good#B566EA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B566EA in CSS

/* Lavender */
.color { color: #B566EA; }
.background { background-color: #B566EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B566EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 102 234);
color: hsl(276 76% 66%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.199 309.6);

#B566EA FAQ

What color is #B566EA?

#B566EA 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 #B566EA?

#B566EA is rgb(181, 102, 234) in RGB, hsl(276, 76%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 56%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B566EA?

The complementary color of #B566EA is #9BEA66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B566EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B566EA: 6.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B566EA a warm or cool color?

#B566EA is a cool color.