What color is #B66FFF?

#B66FFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B66FFF?

The RGB value is 182, 111, 255: 182 red, 111 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B66FFF?

The complementary color is #B8FF6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66FFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B66FFF color

#B66FFF rgb(182, 111, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B66FFF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 43.5% green and 100% blue (182, 111, 255).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#B66FFF color codes

HEX	`#B66FFF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 111, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 43.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 56%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, 54.73, -61.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 82.19, 311.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.022, 28.534, 97.83)`
Decimal	`11956223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B66FFF, 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 #B66FFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66FFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #B66FFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66fff; }
.text { color: #b66fff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66fff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 111 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66fff, #fe6fff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B66FFF?: #B66FFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B66FFF?: The RGB value is 182, 111, 255: 182 red, 111 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B66FFF?: The complementary color is #B8FF6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66FFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.