All About Color #8972CB

#8972CB

About #8972CB

#8972CB is a light purple color with the hex code #8972CB. In RGB it is red 137, green 114, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 46%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 33%, 44%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.94:1 on white and 5.33:1 on black.

#8972CB Color Conversion

Hex triplet89, 72, CB
CMYK32.51%, 43.84%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal137, 114, 203
HSL256°, 46%, 62%
RGB Octal211, 162, 313
HSV (HSB)255.51°, 43.84%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10001001, 1110010, 11001011
CIE-L*AB53.67, 28.84, -43.16
RGB Percent53.73%, 44.71%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH53.67, 51.91, 303.75
XYZ27.11, 21.66, 59.25
CIE-L*UV53.67, 4.79, -69.99
xyY0.25, 0.20, 21.66
Hunter-Lab46.55, 22.52, -42.89
RYB53.73%, 44.71%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8972CB on a dark background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8972CB on a light background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8972CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8972CB · #C1B5E3 · #583DA4 · #B3CB72 · #D7E3B5

Analogous palette

#72B3CB · #7286CB · #8972CB · #B672CB · #CB72B3

Triadic palette

#8972CB · #CB8972 · #72CB89 · #C1B5E3 · #E3C1B5

Tetradic palette

#8972CB · #CB7286 · #B3CB72 · #72CBB6 · #583DA4

Monochromatic palette

#402C77 · #5E41AF · #8972CB · #B8A9DF · #E6E1F4

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