All About Color #B231DD

#B231DD

About #B231DD

#B231DD is a medium purple color with the hex code #B231DD. In RGB it is red 178, green 49, blue 221; in HSL it is hue 285°, saturation 72%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 19%, 78%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 4.80:1 on white and 4.38:1 on black.

#B231DD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 31, DD
CMYK19.46%, 77.83%, 0.00%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal178, 49, 221
HSL285°, 72%, 53%
RGB Octal262, 61, 335
HSV (HSB)285.00°, 77.83%, 86.67%
RGB Binary10110010, 110001, 11011101
CIE-L*AB48.11, 73.33, -62.04
RGB Percent69.80%, 19.22%, 86.67%
CIE-L*CH48.11, 96.05, 319.77
XYZ32.51, 16.88, 69.95
CIE-L*UV48.11, 40.38, -101.16
xyY0.27, 0.14, 16.88
Hunter-Lab41.09, 69.33, -72.18
RYB69.80%, 19.22%, 86.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B231DD on a dark background: contrast 4.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B231DD on a light background: contrast 4.80:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B231DD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B231DD · #D080EA · #79199A · #5CDD31 · #9AEA80

Analogous palette

#315CDD · #5C31DD · #B231DD · #DD31B2 · #DD315C

Triadic palette

#B231DD · #DDB231 · #31DDB2 · #D080EA · #EAD080

Tetradic palette

#B231DD · #DD5C31 · #5CDD31 · #31B2DD · #79199A

Monochromatic palette

#501065 · #841BA7 · #B231DD · #CB73E8 · #E3B4F3

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