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#B668E2

#b668e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#b668e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 40.78% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.47% cyan, 53.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 278.36°, with 67.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2534

Complementary

  1. #b668e2
  2. #94e268

Split complementary

  1. #b668e2
  2. #d1e268
  3. #68e279

Analogous

  1. #7968e2
  2. #b668e2
  3. #e268d1

Triadic

  1. #b668e2
  2. #e2b668
  3. #68e2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b668e2
  2. #e26894
  3. #94e268
  4. #68e2b6

Square

  1. #b668e2
  2. #e27968
  3. #94e268
  4. #68d1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #691d95
  2. #9729d5
  3. #b668e2
  4. #d5a8ee
  5. #f4e8fb

Shades

#b668e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b668e2
  2. #a45ecb
  3. #9253b5
  4. #7f499e
  5. #6d3e88
  6. #5b3471
  7. #492a5a
  8. #371f44
  9. #24152d
  10. #120a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#b668e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b668e2
  2. #bd77e5
  3. #c586e8
  4. #cc95eb
  5. #d3a4ee
  6. #dbb4f1
  7. #e2c3f3
  8. #e9d2f6
  9. #f0e1f9
  10. #f8f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b668e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b668e2
  2. #b16ad8
  3. #ab6dce
  4. #a66fc5
  5. #a072bb
  6. #9b74b1
  7. #9676a7
  8. #90799d
  9. #8b7b94
  10. #857e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4686e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #608bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17d9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #827be4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b375bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b668e2 {
  color: #b668e2;
}
Background
.bg-b668e2 {
  background-color: #b668e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b668e2 {
  border: 2px solid #b668e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b668e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 104 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 68% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b668e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b668e2, #e268d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b668e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 104 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.08 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.43 #49971d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b668e2  rgb(182, 104, 226)  hsl(278, 68%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#94e268  rgb(148, 226, 104)  hsl(98, 68%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e2b668  rgb(226, 182, 104)  hsl(38, 68%, 65%)  Indian Yellow
#68e2b6  rgb(104, 226, 182)  hsl(158, 68%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine