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#B366CC — Muted Purple

#B366CC is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #B366CC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B366CC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #80CC66; it also sits naturally between #8066CC and #CC66B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B366CC · RGB 179, 102, 204

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Color values

HEX#B366CC
RGB179, 102, 204
HSL285°, 50%, 60%
HSV285°, 50%, 80%
CMYK12%, 50%, 0%, 20%
XYZ34.24, 23.45, 59.85
Yxy23.45, 0.2913, 0.1995
CIE-Lab55.53, 47.46, -40.50
Hunter Lab48.42, 44.78, -43.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 40% · Blue 80%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #B366CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B366CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B366CC

.text { color: #B366CC; }
.background { background-color: #B366CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B366CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 102, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 50%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B366CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 102, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B366CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 102, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B366CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B366CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B366CC

#A74FC4#9C3EBB#8937A4#793091#66297A#532163#431B50#301339#200D26#0D050F

Tints of #B366CC

#BA75D1#C081D5#C890DA#CD9CDE#D5ABE3#DDBAE8#E2C6EC#EAD5F1#F0E0F5#F7F0FA

Tones of #B366CC

#AF6DC5#AB74BE#A87BB7#A484AE#A08BA7#9D92A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80CC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.69:1 AA large only
Against black text5.69:1 AA

Best text color on #B366CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B366CC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B366CC: ·

How #B366CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9291B3Deuteranopia · #969CADTritanopia · #AFA09C

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B366CC rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Misty Petal
#917932 · #5DC7AC · #B36ACC · #EDE6DA
Crystal Cascade
#389589 · #B967C6 · #C3B55F · #D4E8E2
Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Palette Aa60c8
#AA60C8 · #D69ADE · #EABDE6 · #FFDFEF
Burning Twilight
#89AECF · #3841A2 · #7F5EBC · #BC6CD2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B667CE#B36ACC#B967C6#B263D4#AA60C8#BC6CD2#B85FC3#AE5ACC#B16ED7#C169CE#BC5ACC#B867DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B366CB  ·  #B366CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B366CC?

#B366CC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 179, 102, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B366CC?

#B366CC is RGB 179, 102, 204 — HSL 285°, 50%, 60% — CMYK 12%, 50%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B366CC?

Its complement is #80CC66; analogous partners are #8066CC and #CC66B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B366CC for text?

Black text on #B366CC has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.