Information about #B66EB3 color

#B66EB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B66EB3 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 110, 179) — 71.4% red, 43.1% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 2 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B66EB3 is a mildly saturated magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit 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 Matte Fuchsia (#C46DC4).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 110, 179) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B66EB3: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. No one has named #B66EB3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B66EB3 color variations

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

#B66EB3 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B66EB3

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

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Sky Magenta color link
Sky Magenta

#CF71AF

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Super Pink color link
Super Pink

#CF6BA9

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B66EB3
  • RGB182, 110, 179
  • CMYK0, 40, 2, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 110, 179)
  • HSL303°, 33%, 57%
  • HSL Precise302.5°, 33.028%, 57.255%
  • HSV303°, 40%, 71%
  • HSB303°, 40%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.431, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.431, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.431, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB66EB3
  • DECIMAL ID11955891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01