All About Color #B38BCB

#B38BCB

About #B38BCB

#B38BCB is a light purple color with the hex code #B38BCB. In RGB it is red 179, green 139, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 38%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 12%, 32%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.81:1 on white and 7.47:1 on black.

#B38BCB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, 8B, CB
CMYK11.82%, 31.53%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal179, 139, 203
HSL278°, 38%, 67%
RGB Octal263, 213, 313
HSV (HSB)277.50°, 31.53%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10110011, 10001011, 11001011
CIE-L*AB63.64, 27.00, -27.30
RGB Percent70.20%, 54.51%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH63.64, 38.40, 314.68
XYZ38.60, 32.36, 60.71
CIE-L*UV63.64, 17.24, -46.23
xyY0.29, 0.25, 32.36
Hunter-Lab56.89, 21.58, -23.46
RYB70.20%, 54.51%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B38BCB on a dark background: contrast 7.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B38BCB on a light background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B38BCB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B38BCB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B38BCB · #DDCAE7 · #8A4DAC · #A2CB8B · #D5E7CA

Analogous palette

#8BA2CB · #938BCB · #B38BCB · #CB8BC2 · #CB8BA2

Triadic palette

#B38BCB · #CBB38B · #8BCBB3 · #DDCAE7 · #E7DDCA

Tetradic palette

#B38BCB · #CB938B · #A2CB8B · #8BC2CB · #8A4DAC

Monochromatic palette

#683A82 · #9156B3 · #B38BCB · #D6C0E3 · #F4EDF7

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