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#B866EB Color

#B866EB is rgb(184, 102, 235) in RGB, hsl(277, 77%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 57%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B866EB
HEX#B866EB
RGBrgb(184, 102, 235)
HSLhsl(277, 77%, 66%)
HSVhsv(277, 57%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 57%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.201 310.5)
LABlab(57.29% 50.34 -54.75)
LCHlch(57.29% 74.38 312.60)

What #B866EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B866EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.52Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.67Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.79Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.08Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.21Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B866EB Channel Values

How #B866EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 102 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 77% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 57% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B866EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B866EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B866EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B866EB
Complementary
#99EB66
Analogous
#7566EB
Analogous
#EB66DB
Triadic
#EBB866
Triadic
#66EBB8
Split comp.
#DBEB66
Split comp.
#66EB75

Tints & Shades of #B866EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C27CEE
#CB8EF0
#D5A5F3
#DEB7F6
#E8CDF9
#F0DFFB

Shades

#A53DE6
#901CD9
#7517B0
#5D128C
#420D63
#27083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B866EB.

How #B866EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B866EB
Protanopia#7979EB
Protanomaly#9672EB
Deuteranopia#8888EA
Deuteranomaly#9E7CEA
Tritanopia#A88181
Tritanomaly#AE77B5
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #B866EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b866eb: #B866EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B866EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b866eb': '#B866EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.400, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_b866eb">#B866EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B866EB"

More Purple Colors

#B866EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B866EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B866EB?

#B866EB is a light purple — rgb(184, 102, 235) in RGB and hsl(277, 77%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #B866EB?

#B866EB is rgb(184, 102, 235) — red 184, green 102, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B866EB?

#B866EB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 57%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B866EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B866EB scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B866EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B866EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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