All About Color #8973BF

#8973BF

About #8973BF

#8973BF is a light purple color with the hex code #8973BF. In RGB it is red 137, green 115, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 257°, saturation 37%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 28%, 40%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 3.99:1 on white and 5.27:1 on black.

#8973BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet89, 73, BF
CMYK28.27%, 39.79%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal137, 115, 191
HSL257°, 37%, 60%
RGB Octal211, 163, 277
HSV (HSB)257.37°, 39.79%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10001001, 1110011, 10111111
CIE-L*AB53.32, 25.16, -36.86
RGB Percent53.73%, 45.10%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH53.32, 44.63, 304.31
XYZ25.85, 21.34, 52.05
CIE-L*UV53.32, 5.62, -59.47
xyY0.26, 0.22, 21.34
Hunter-Lab46.20, 19.04, -34.46
RYB53.73%, 45.10%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8973BF on a dark background: contrast 5.27:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8973BF on a light background: contrast 3.99:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8973BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8973BF · #BEB2DC · #5A4393 · #A9BF73 · #D0DCB2

Analogous palette

#73A9BF · #7384BF · #8973BF · #AE73BF · #BF73A9

Triadic palette

#8973BF · #BF8973 · #73BF89 · #BEB2DC · #DCBEB2

Tetradic palette

#8973BF · #BF7384 · #A9BF73 · #73BFAE · #5A4393

Monochromatic palette

#403069 · #60489D · #8973BF · #B5A8D7 · #E1DCEF

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