#B660B6
Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(62% 0.156 327.2), rgb(182, 96, 182).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#B660B6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 327°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Purple (#A66FB5) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B660B6 |
| RGB | rgb(182, 96, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 37%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.156 327.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B660B6 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B660B6 | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B660B6 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B660B6 text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F2
oklch(93.6% 0.022 325.8)
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Step 200
200
#E9D0E8
oklch(88.5% 0.042 327.2)
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Step 300
300
#DCB0DA
oklch(81% 0.076 327.7)
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Step 400
400
#C984C8
oklch(70.7% 0.123 327.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B660B6
oklch(62% 0.156 327.2)
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Step 600
600
#A548A5
oklch(55.7% 0.168 327.5)
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Step 700
700
#8D388E
oklch(49.1% 0.158 327.2)
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Step 800
800
#732F73
oklch(42.7% 0.131 327.6)
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Step 900
900
#5D2B5D
oklch(37.7% 0.102 327.4)
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Step 950
950
#371A36
oklch(27.1% 0.064 328.4)
#B660B6 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #5879B9 | 0.151 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7184B3 | 0.135 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB6983 | 0.088 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B660B6
#B660B6
oklch(62% 0.156 327.2)
- #349E4A
#349E4A
oklch(61.9% 0.155 147.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B660B6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B660B6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.042
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.051
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.061
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.061
- Pale Magenta #D767AD ΔE 0.067
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.068
Use #B660B6 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.