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#B16EF8

#b16ef8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b16ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.63% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 269.13°, with 90.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #b5f86e

Split complementary

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #f8f66e
  3. #70f86e

Analogous

  1. #6e70f8
  2. #b16ef8
  3. #f66ef8

Triadic

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #f8b16e
  3. #6ef8b1

Tetradic

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #f86eb5
  3. #b5f86e
  4. #6ef8b1

Square

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #f86e70
  3. #b5f86e
  4. #6ef8f6

Monochromatic

  1. #6409c4
  2. #8a25f4
  3. #b16ef8
  4. #d8b7fc
  5. #f5ecfe

Shades

#b16ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #9f63df
  3. #8e58c6
  4. #7c4dae
  5. #6a4295
  6. #59377c
  7. #472c63
  8. #35214a
  9. #231632
  10. #120b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #b97df9
  3. #c18bf9
  4. #c89afa
  5. #d0a8fb
  6. #d8b7fc
  7. #e0c5fc
  8. #e8d4fd
  9. #efe2fe
  10. #f7f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16ef8
  2. #ac70ec
  3. #a772e0
  4. #a273d4
  5. #9d75c8
  6. #9977bc
  7. #9479b0
  8. #8f7ba4
  9. #8a7c98
  10. #857e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d83c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #378dfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518ef5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a489a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b82fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8283f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a97fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16ef8 {
  color: #b16ef8;
}
Background
.bg-b16ef8 {
  background-color: #b16ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #b16ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 110 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 91% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16ef8, #f66ef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 110 248 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.67 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.11 #4e9107 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b16ef8  rgb(177, 110, 248)  hsl(269, 91%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#b5f86e  rgb(181, 248, 110)  hsl(89, 91%, 70%)  Inchworm
#f8b16e  rgb(248, 177, 110)  hsl(29, 91%, 70%)  Sandy Brown
#6ef8b1  rgb(110, 248, 177)  hsl(149, 91%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green