All About Color #B28CD9

#B28CD9

About #B28CD9

#B28CD9 is a light purple color with the hex code #B28CD9. In RGB it is red 178, green 140, blue 217; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 50%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 18%, 35%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.75:1 on white and 7.65:1 on black.

#B28CD9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 8C, D9
CMYK17.97%, 35.48%, 0.00%, 14.90%
RGB Decimal178, 140, 217
HSL270°, 50%, 70%
RGB Octal262, 214, 331
HSV (HSB)269.61°, 35.48%, 85.10%
RGB Binary10110010, 10001100, 11011001
CIE-L*AB64.35, 29.19, -34.03
RGB Percent69.80%, 54.90%, 85.10%
CIE-L*CH64.35, 44.83, 310.62
XYZ40.26, 33.23, 69.94
CIE-L*UV64.35, 14.49, -57.53
xyY0.28, 0.23, 33.23
Hunter-Lab57.65, 23.79, -31.58
RYB69.80%, 54.90%, 85.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B28CD9 on a dark background: contrast 7.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B28CD9 on a light background: contrast 2.75:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B28CD9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B28CD9 · #E0D1F0 · #8547C2 · #B3D98C · #E0F0D1

Analogous palette

#8CB2D9 · #8C8CD9 · #B28CD9 · #D98CD9 · #D98CB3

Triadic palette

#B28CD9 · #D9B38C · #8CD9B3 · #E0D1F0 · #F0E0D1

Tetradic palette

#B28CD9 · #D98C8C · #B3D98C · #8CD9D9 · #8547C2

Monochromatic palette

#663399 · #8C53C6 · #B28CD9 · #D9C6EC · #F2ECF9

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