What color is #B66CAE?

#B66CAE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B66CAE?

The RGB value is 182, 108, 174: 182 red, 108 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B66CAE?

The complementary color is #6CB674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B66CAE color

#B66CAE rgb(182, 108, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B66CAE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 42.4% green and 68.2% blue (182, 108, 174).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#B66CAE color codes

HEX	`#B66CAE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 108, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 42.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 41%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, 39.35, -22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 45.49, 329.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.294, 23.728, 42.915)`
Decimal	`11955374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B66CAE, 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 #B66CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #B66CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66cae; }
.text { color: #b66cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 108 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66cae, #b66c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B66CAE?: #B66CAE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B66CAE?: The RGB value is 182, 108, 174: 182 red, 108 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B66CAE?: The complementary color is #6CB674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.