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#B466EA

#b466ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b466ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 275.45°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #b466ea
  2. #9cea66

Split complementary

  1. #b466ea
  2. #deea66
  3. #66ea72

Analogous

  1. #7266ea
  2. #b466ea
  3. #ea66de

Triadic

  1. #b466ea
  2. #eab466
  3. #66eab4

Tetradic

  1. #b466ea
  2. #ea669c
  3. #9cea66
  4. #66eab4

Square

  1. #b466ea
  2. #ea7266
  3. #9cea66
  4. #66deea

Monochromatic

  1. #6816a1
  2. #9323e1
  3. #b466ea
  4. #d5a9f3
  5. #f6edfc

Shades

#b466ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b466ea
  2. #a25cd3
  3. #9052bb
  4. #7e47a4
  5. #6c3d8c
  6. #5a3375
  7. #48295e
  8. #361f46
  9. #24142f
  10. #120a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#b466ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b466ea
  2. #bc75ec
  3. #c385ee
  4. #cb94f0
  5. #d2a3f2
  6. #dab3f5
  7. #e1c2f7
  8. #e9d1f9
  9. #f0e0fb
  10. #f8f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b466ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b466ea
  2. #af69df
  3. #aa6bd5
  4. #a46eca
  5. #9f70c0
  6. #9a73b5
  7. #9576aa
  8. #9078a0
  9. #8a7b95
  10. #857d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7db8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3986ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad7e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b466ea {
  color: #b466ea;
}
Background
.bg-b466ea {
  background-color: #b466ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b466ea {
  border: 2px solid #b466ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b466ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b466ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b466ea, #ea66de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b466ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.77 #4b9915 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b466ea  rgb(180, 102, 234)  hsl(275, 76%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#9cea66  rgb(156, 234, 102)  hsl(95, 76%, 66%)  Inchworm
#eab466  rgb(234, 180, 102)  hsl(35, 76%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#66eab4  rgb(102, 234, 180)  hsl(155, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine