HEX Color #B6166D (Mediumvioletred)

About #B6166D

The precise color #B6166D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumvioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(182, 22, 109).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 88% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6166D

RGB182, 22, 109

HSL327.4°, 78.4%, 40.0%

CMYK0%, 88%, 40%, 29%

HSV327.4°, 87.9%, 71.4%

LAB40.6, 64.6, -6.9

XYZ22.3, 11.6, 15.5

Decimal11933293

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B6166D #15B65F

Analogous

#AF15B6 #B6151C

Triadic

#6CB615 #156CB6

Tetradic

#B6AF15 #15B65F #151CB6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B6166D

#BE2F7D

#C6498D

#CE639D

#D67DAD

#DE97BE

#E6B1CE

#EECBDE

#F6E5EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B6166D

#A11360

#8D1154

#790E48

#650C3C

#500930

#3C0724

#280418

#14020C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.32:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.32:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.83:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6166D; }

.text-color { color: #B6166D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6166D; }

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