All About Color #B496BB

#B496BB

About #B496BB

#B496BB is a light purple color with the hex code #B496BB. In RGB it is red 180, green 150, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 21%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 4%, 20%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.02:1 on black.

#B496BB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB4, 96, BB
CMYK3.74%, 19.79%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal180, 150, 187
HSL289°, 21%, 66%
RGB Octal264, 226, 273
HSV (HSB)288.65°, 19.79%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10110100, 10010110, 10111011
CIE-L*AB65.83, 17.87, -14.99
RGB Percent70.59%, 58.82%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH65.83, 23.33, 320.00
XYZ38.70, 35.10, 51.75
CIE-L*UV65.83, 14.56, -25.53
xyY0.31, 0.28, 35.10
Hunter-Lab59.25, 12.90, -10.31
RYB70.59%, 58.82%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B496BB on a dark background: contrast 8.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B496BB on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B496BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B496BB · #DCCEDF · #8B6194 · #9DBB96 · #D1DFCE

Analogous palette

#969DBB · #A296BB · #B496BB · #BB96AF · #BB969D

Triadic palette

#B496BB · #BBB496 · #96BBB4 · #DCCEDF · #DFDCCE

Tetradic palette

#B496BB · #BBA296 · #9DBB96 · #96AFBB · #8B6194

Monochromatic palette

#68496F · #93689C · #B496BB · #D5C4D9 · #F4F0F5

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