All About Color #B279D2

#B279D2

About #B279D2

#B279D2 is a light purple color with the hex code #B279D2. In RGB it is red 178, green 121, blue 210; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 50%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 15%, 42%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.56:1 on black.

#B279D2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 79, D2
CMYK15.24%, 42.38%, 0.00%, 17.65%
RGB Decimal178, 121, 210
HSL278°, 50%, 65%
RGB Octal262, 171, 322
HSV (HSB)278.43°, 42.38%, 82.35%
RGB Binary10110010, 1111001, 11010010
CIE-L*AB59.70, 38.23, -37.36
RGB Percent69.80%, 47.45%, 82.35%
CIE-L*CH59.70, 53.45, 315.66
XYZ36.83, 27.79, 64.40
CIE-L*UV59.70, 23.21, -63.38
xyY0.29, 0.22, 27.79
Hunter-Lab52.72, 32.44, -35.52
RYB69.80%, 47.45%, 82.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B279D2 on a dark background: contrast 6.56:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B279D2 on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B279D2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B279D2. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B279D2 · #D9BEE9 · #883CB4 · #9AD279 · #CEE9BE

Analogous palette

#799AD2 · #8579D2 · #B279D2 · #D279C6 · #D2799A

Triadic palette

#B279D2 · #D2B279 · #79D2B2 · #D9BEE9 · #E9D9BE

Tetradic palette

#B279D2 · #D28579 · #9AD279 · #79C6D2 · #883CB4

Monochromatic palette

#652D86 · #9140BF · #B279D2 · #D3B3E6 · #F4ECF9

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