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#B95DFF closest to Orion Nebula

#B95DFF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 36.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(185, 93, 255)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B95DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.07:1.

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Variations of #B95DFF

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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#B95DFF 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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#B95DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B95DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3B8BFB
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0087FF
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #607EFF
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3B8BFB
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #757EFD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE7FA6
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B76CDC
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9780B1

#B95DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#B95DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.07:1 Good#B95DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B95DFF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #B95DFF; }
.background { background-color: #B95DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B95DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 93 255);
color: hsl(274 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.661 0.235 307.2);

#B95DFF FAQ

What color is #B95DFF?

#B95DFF 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 #B95DFF?

#B95DFF is rgb(185, 93, 255) in RGB, hsl(274, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 64%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B95DFF?

The complementary color of #B95DFF is #A3FF5D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B95DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B95DFF: 6.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B95DFF a warm or cool color?

#B95DFF is a cool color.