All About Color #B3A8CD

#B3A8CD

About #B3A8CD

#B3A8CD is a light purple color with the hex code #B3A8CD. In RGB it is red 179, green 168, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 258°, saturation 27%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 13%, 18%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.23:1 on white and 9.40:1 on black.

#B3A8CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, A8, CD
CMYK12.68%, 18.05%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal179, 168, 205
HSL258°, 27%, 73%
RGB Octal263, 250, 315
HSV (HSB)257.84°, 18.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10110011, 10101000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.87, 11.22, -17.38
RGB Percent70.20%, 65.88%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.87, 20.69, 302.84
XYZ43.61, 42.00, 63.57
CIE-L*UV70.87, 3.70, -28.55
xyY0.29, 0.28, 42.00
Hunter-Lab64.80, 6.72, -12.79
RYB70.20%, 65.88%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B3A8CD on a dark background: contrast 9.40:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B3A8CD on a light background: contrast 2.23:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B3A8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B3A8CD · #E6E2EE · #806DAB · #C2CDA8 · #EBEEE2

Analogous palette

#A8C2CD · #A8AFCD · #B3A8CD · #C5A8CD · #CDA8C2

Triadic palette

#B3A8CD · #CDB3A8 · #A8CDB3 · #E6E2EE · #EEE6E2

Tetradic palette

#B3A8CD · #CDA8AF · #C2CDA8 · #A8CDC5 · #806DAB

Monochromatic palette

#62508B · #8877B1 · #B3A8CD · #DDD8E9 · #F1EFF6

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