#B266FF · near Amethyst

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#B266FF (RGB 178, 102, 255) is a medium, highly saturated purple, closest to Amethyst and near Orchid and Neon Purple. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #B266FF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.22 chroma at hue 304°.

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HEX#B266FF
RGBrgb(178, 102, 255)
HSLhsl(270, 100%, 70%)
CMYK30, 60, 0, 0
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast3.37:1 white · 6.24:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCOrchid #DA70D6Neon Purple #BC13FEViolet #8F00FFSlate Blue #6A5ACD

How to use #B266FF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B266FF (6.24:1); white text does not (3.37:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B266FF with its analogous neighbors #6666FF and #FF66FF; for contrast use its complement #B3FF66 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #B266FF;

Color card

#B266FF hex color card: near Amethyst, RGB 178, 102, 255
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Shades & tints

#241433#472966#6B3D99#8E52CC#B266FF#C185FF#D1A3FF#E0C2FF#F0E0FF

Color harmonies for #B266FF

Complementary

#B266FF#B3FF66

Analogous

#B266FF#6666FF#FF66FF

Triadic

#B266FF#FFB366#66FFB3

Split complementary

#B266FF#FFFF66#66FF66

Tetradic

#B266FF#FF6666#B3FF66#66FFFF

Palettes with #B266FF