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#B168EB

#b168eb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b168eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 40.78% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.68% cyan, 55.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 273.44°, with 76.61% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2525

Complementary

  1. #b168eb
  2. #a2eb68

Split complementary

  1. #b168eb
  2. #e3eb68
  3. #68eb70

Analogous

  1. #7068eb
  2. #b168eb
  3. #eb68e3

Triadic

  1. #b168eb
  2. #ebb168
  3. #68ebb1

Tetradic

  1. #b168eb
  2. #eb68a2
  3. #a2eb68
  4. #68ebb1

Square

  1. #b168eb
  2. #eb7068
  3. #a2eb68
  4. #68e3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6516a4
  2. #8e24e2
  3. #b168eb
  4. #d4acf4
  5. #f6edfd

Shades

#b168eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b168eb
  2. #9f5ed4
  3. #8e53bc
  4. #7c49a5
  5. #6a3e8d
  6. #593476
  7. #472a5e
  8. #351f47
  9. #23152f
  10. #120a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#b168eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b168eb
  2. #b977ed
  3. #c186ef
  4. #c895f1
  5. #d0a4f3
  6. #d8b4f5
  7. #e0c3f7
  8. #e8d2f9
  9. #efe1fb
  10. #f7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b168eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b168eb
  2. #ac6ae0
  3. #a76dd6
  4. #a26fcb
  5. #9d72c0
  6. #9974b6
  7. #9476ab
  8. #8f79a0
  9. #8a7b95
  10. #857e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a87ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a880a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac77c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b168eb {
  color: #b168eb;
}
Background
.bg-b168eb {
  background-color: #b168eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b168eb {
  border: 2px solid #b168eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b168eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 104 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 77% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b168eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b168eb, #eb68e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b168eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 104 235 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.12 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.61 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.21 #4e9714 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#b168eb  rgb(177, 104, 235)  hsl(273, 77%, 66%)  Amethyst
#a2eb68  rgb(162, 235, 104)  hsl(93, 77%, 66%)  Inchworm
#ebb168  rgb(235, 177, 104)  hsl(33, 77%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#68ebb1  rgb(104, 235, 177)  hsl(153, 77%, 66%)  Aquamarine