#b406da Color Information

#b406da Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b406da. In RGB, it consists of 70.6% Red, 2.4% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.4% Cyan, 97.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 289.2°, with saturation of 94.6% and lightness of 43.9%. The decimal value for #b406da is 11798234, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc00cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b406da is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b406da Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color180, 6, 218 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.6%, 2.4%, 85.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.294, 0.976, 0.145 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.174, 0.972, 0, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color289.2°, 94.6%, 43.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color289.2°, 97.2%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.542, 14.896, 67.542 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color180, 6, 218 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11798234 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.491, 81.123, -64.551 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.491, 103.672, 321.490 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.491, 46.056, -103.713 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.595, 78.343, -76.744 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.277, 0.131, 14.896 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289988314 / 0xffb406da Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc00cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b406da

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b406da, its pure hue is 289.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, and its lightness is 43.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b406da, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17011b to #9e05bf.

Tints of #b406da

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b406da, its pure hue is 289.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, and its lightness is 43.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b406da, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd25df to #f6e0fa.

Tones of #b406da

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b406da, its pure hue is 289.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b406da, which range from #707070 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b800e0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b406da

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b406da! For #b406da, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b406da. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b406da

This color, #b406da, consists of 70.6% Red, 2.4% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 180, Green = 6, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b406da is 17.4% Cyan, 97.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.6%
C17.4%
G2.4%
M97.2%
B85.5%
Y0.0%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 180 6 218
Octal 264 6 332
Hexa #b4 #06 #da
Binary 10110100 00000110 11011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 97 0 14
Octal 21 141 0 16
Hexa #11 #61 #00 #0e
Binary 00010001 01100001 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #b406da

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b406da — which has hue 289.2° — its analogous colors are located at 259.2° and 319.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b406da.

Triadic Colors of #b406da

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b406da — which has hue 289.2° — its triadic colors are located at 49.2° and 289.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b406da.

Complementary Color of #b406da

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b406da — which has hue 289.2° — its complementary color is located at 109.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b406da.

Split Complementary Colors of #b406da

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b406da — which has hue 289.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 79.2° and 289.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b406da.

Tetradic Colors of #b406da

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b406da — which has hue 289.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 199.2°, 289.2°, 19.2°, and 109.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b406da.

Monochromatic Colors of #b406da

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b406da, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #59056c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #de53fd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b406da

We want to make getting started with #b406da on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b406da into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b406da can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b406da with other HTML elements.

#b406da Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b406da.
<span style="color: #b406da;">The color of this text is #b406da.</span>

#b406da Background Color

The background color for this text is #b406da.
<div style="background-color: #b406da; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b406da.</div>

#b406da Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b406da.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b406da;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b406da.</span>

#b406da Border Color

This is a div with border color #b406da.
<div style="border: #b406da 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b406da.</div>

#b406da Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b406da on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b406da; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b406da on a white background.</div></div>

#b406da Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b406da on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b406da; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b406da on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b406da to White

This is a gradient from #b406da to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b406da,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b406da to white.</div>

Gradient from #b406da to Black

This is a gradient from #b406da to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b406da,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b406da,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b406da to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b406da

In addition to using #b406da on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b406da in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b406da, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 180, Green = 6, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b406da in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b406da
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(180, 6, 218)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b406da; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b406da; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b406da; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(180, 6, 218);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b406da")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:180, green:6, blue:218, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:180 green:6 blue:218 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(180f, 6f, 218f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(180, 6, 218);
 

#b406da Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b406da the same way. For those with color blindness, #b406da might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b406da looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b406da is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b406da looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b406da will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b406da is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b406da would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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