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#B16EF7

#b16ef7 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b16ef7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 43.14% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.34% cyan, 55.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 269.34°, with 89.54% saturation and 70% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2721

Complementary

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #b4f76e

Split complementary

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #f7f56e
  3. #70f76e

Analogous

  1. #6e70f7
  2. #b16ef7
  3. #f56ef7

Triadic

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #f7b16e
  3. #6ef7b1

Tetradic

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #f76eb4
  3. #b4f76e
  4. #6ef7b1

Square

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #f76e70
  3. #b4f76e
  4. #6ef7f5

Monochromatic

  1. #640bc1
  2. #8a26f3
  3. #b16ef7
  4. #d8b7fb
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#b16ef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #9f63de
  3. #8e58c6
  4. #7c4dad
  5. #6a4294
  6. #59377c
  7. #472c63
  8. #35214a
  9. #231631
  10. #120b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16ef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #b97df8
  3. #c18bf9
  4. #c89af9
  5. #d0a8fa
  6. #d8b7fb
  7. #e0c5fc
  8. #e8d4fd
  9. #efe2fd
  10. #f7f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16ef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16ef7
  2. #ac70eb
  3. #a772df
  4. #a273d3
  5. #9d75c7
  6. #9977bc
  7. #9479b0
  8. #8f7ba4
  9. #8a7c98
  10. #857e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d83c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #398dfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #528ef4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a588a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c82fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8383f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa7fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16ef7 {
  color: #b16ef7;
}
Background
.bg-b16ef7 {
  background-color: #b16ef7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16ef7 {
  border: 2px solid #b16ef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16ef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 110 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 90% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16ef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16ef7, #f56ef7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16ef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 110 247 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.56 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.02 #4e9108 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b16ef7  rgb(177, 110, 247)  hsl(269, 90%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#b4f76e  rgb(180, 247, 110)  hsl(89, 90%, 70%)  Inchworm
#f7b16e  rgb(247, 177, 110)  hsl(29, 90%, 70%)  Fawn
#6ef7b1  rgb(110, 247, 177)  hsl(149, 90%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green