All About Color #B279C8

#B279C8

About #B279C8

#B279C8 is a light purple color with the hex code #B279C8. In RGB it is red 178, green 121, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 42%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 11%, 40%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 3.25:1 on white and 6.46:1 on black.

#B279C8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 79, C8
CMYK11.00%, 39.50%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal178, 121, 200
HSL283°, 42%, 63%
RGB Octal262, 171, 310
HSV (HSB)283.29°, 39.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary10110010, 1111001, 11001000
CIE-L*AB59.26, 36.10, -32.40
RGB Percent69.80%, 47.45%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH59.26, 48.51, 318.09
XYZ35.62, 27.31, 58.04
CIE-L*UV59.26, 24.82, -55.08
xyY0.29, 0.23, 27.31
Hunter-Lab52.26, 30.22, -29.26
RYB69.80%, 47.45%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B279C8 on a dark background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B279C8 on a light background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B279C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B279C8 · #D7BAE3 · #8843A3 · #8FC879 · #C6E3BA

Analogous palette

#798FC8 · #8A79C8 · #B279C8 · #C879B7 · #C8798F

Triadic palette

#B279C8 · #C8B279 · #79C8B2 · #D7BAE3 · #E3D7BA

Tetradic palette

#B279C8 · #C88A79 · #8FC879 · #79B7C8 · #8843A3

Monochromatic palette

#633177 · #9147AE · #B279C8 · #D1AFDE · #F0E6F5

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