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#B16DFD

#b16dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b16dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.04% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 268.33°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2738

Complementary

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #b9fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #fdf96d
  3. #71fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d71fd
  2. #b16dfd
  3. #f96dfd

Triadic

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #fdb16d
  3. #6dfdb1

Tetradic

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #fd6db9
  3. #b9fd6d
  4. #6dfdb1

Square

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #fd6d71
  3. #b9fd6d
  4. #6dfdf9

Monochromatic

  1. #6303ce
  2. #8922fc
  3. #b16dfd
  4. #d9b8fe
  5. #f4ebff

Shades

#b16dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #9f62e4
  3. #8e57ca
  4. #7c4cb1
  5. #6a4198
  6. #59377f
  7. #472c65
  8. #35214c
  9. #231633
  10. #120b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #b97cfd
  3. #c18afd
  4. #c899fe
  5. #d0a7fe
  6. #d8b6fe
  7. #e0c5fe
  8. #e8d3fe
  9. #efe2ff
  10. #f7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16dfd
  2. #ac6ff1
  3. #a771e4
  4. #a273d8
  5. #9d75cb
  6. #9977bf
  7. #9478b2
  8. #8f7aa6
  9. #8a7c99
  10. #857e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e83c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a8efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7982ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8082fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a97fd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16dfd {
  color: #b16dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b16dfd {
  background-color: #b16dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b16dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16dfd, #f96dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.60 #4e9202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b16dfd  rgb(177, 109, 253)  hsl(268, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#b9fd6d  rgb(185, 253, 109)  hsl(88, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fdb16d  rgb(253, 177, 109)  hsl(28, 97%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dfdb1  rgb(109, 253, 177)  hsl(148, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green