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Recognised as Colour

#B666EC

  • #B666EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B666EC is a violet with RGB values 182, 102, 236 and HSL 276°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B666EC#B666EC
HEX#B666EC
RGBrgb(182, 102, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4, 0.9255
RGB percentages71.4%, 40%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(275.8, 77.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 56.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 56.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,953,900
CSS custom property--colour: #B666EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#499913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3887F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#578BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF7F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEC66
Analogous#7366EC, #EC66DF
Triadic#ECB666, #66ECB6
Split complementary#DFEC66, #66EC73
Tetradic#EC7366, #9CEC66, #66DFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EEFD
Lighter +20%#E1C1F7
Lighter +10%#CC93F2
Darker −10%#A039E6
Darker −20%#881AD2
Darker −30%#6A14A5
Darker −40%#4D0F77
More saturated +25%#BA53FF
Less saturated −25%#B27CD7

Channel breakdown

R182
G102
B236
Red182 (71.4%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue275.82°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 66 · B EC

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