#B66DC5

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.

About #B66DC5

Visually, #B66DC5 is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Orchid. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 109 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 8% cyan and 45% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 289.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B66DC5
RGB182, 109, 197
HSL289.8°, 43.1%, 60.0%
CMYK8%, 45%, 0%, 23%
HSV289.8°, 44.7%, 77.3%
LAB57.0, 43.2, -34.2
XYZ34.8, 24.9, 55.8
Decimal11955653

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.98:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B66DC5; }
.text-color { color: #B66DC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B66DC5; }

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