What color is #B666C5?

#B666C5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B666C5?

The RGB value is 182, 102, 197: 182 red, 102 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B666C5?

The complementary color is #75C566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B666C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B666C5 color

#B666C5 rgb(182, 102, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B666C5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 40% green and 77.3% blue (182, 102, 197).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 45% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#B666C5 color codes

HEX	`#B666C5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 102, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 40%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 45%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 48%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 48%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 46.89, -36.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 59.37, 322.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.12, 23.48, 55.547)`
Decimal	`11953861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B666C5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B666C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B666C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B666C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b666c5; }
.text { color: #b666c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b666c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 102 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b666c5, #c566a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B666C5?: #B666C5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B666C5?: The RGB value is 182, 102, 197: 182 red, 102 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B666C5?: The complementary color is #75C566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B666C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.