Information about #B16DB4 color

#B16DB4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B16DB4 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 109, 180) — 69.4% red, 42.7% green, 70.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 28 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B16DB4 is a moderately toned purple-pink magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Soft Purple (#A66FB5). Slightly further away sit Pearly Purple (#B768A2) and Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(177, 109, 180)), which gives #B16DB4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B16DB4: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B16DB4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B16DB4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B16DB4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B16DB4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B16DB4 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B16DB4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B16DB4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Pearly Purple color link
Pearly Purple

#B768A2

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

RTNO color link
RTNO

#9A65B5

Matte Fuchsia color link
Matte Fuchsia

#C46DC4

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Dark Lilac color link
Dark Lilac

#9C6DA5

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

#B16DB4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B16DB4
  • RGB177, 109, 180
  • CMYK1, 28, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(177, 109, 180)
  • HSL297°, 32%, 57%
  • HSL Precise297.465°, 32.127%, 56.667%
  • HSV297°, 39%, 71%
  • HSB297°, 39%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.427, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.427, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.427, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB16DB4
  • DECIMAL ID11627956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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