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#B16EFF

#b16eff ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b16eff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.59% cyan, 56.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 267.72°, with 100% saturation and 71.57% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.85.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2772

Complementary

  1. #b16eff
  2. #bcff6e

Split complementary

  1. #b16eff
  2. #fff96e
  3. #74ff6e

Analogous

  1. #6e74ff
  2. #b16eff
  3. #f96eff

Triadic

  1. #b16eff
  2. #ffb16e
  3. #6effb1

Tetradic

  1. #b16eff
  2. #ff6ebc
  3. #bcff6e
  4. #6effb1

Square

  1. #b16eff
  2. #ff6e74
  3. #bcff6e
  4. #6efff9

Monochromatic

  1. #6200d4
  2. #8822ff
  3. #b16eff
  4. #dabbff
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#b16eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16eff
  2. #9f63e6
  3. #8e58cc
  4. #7c4db3
  5. #6a4299
  6. #593780
  7. #472c66
  8. #35214d
  9. #231633
  10. #120b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16eff
  2. #b97dff
  3. #c18bff
  4. #c89aff
  5. #d0a8ff
  6. #d8b7ff
  7. #e0c5ff
  8. #e8d4ff
  9. #efe2ff
  10. #f7f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16eff
  2. #ac70f2
  3. #a772e6
  4. #a273d9
  5. #9d75cc
  6. #9977c0
  7. #9479b3
  8. #8f7ba6
  9. #8a7c99
  10. #857e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e83c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a8ffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a28bac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7983ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8083fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a880d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16eff {
  color: #b16eff;
}
Background
.bg-b16eff {
  background-color: #b16eff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16eff {
  border: 2px solid #b16eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 110 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16eff, #f96eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 110 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.77 #4e9100 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b16eff  rgb(177, 110, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#bcff6e  rgb(188, 255, 110)  hsl(88, 100%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ffb16e  rgb(255, 177, 110)  hsl(28, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#6effb1  rgb(110, 255, 177)  hsl(148, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green