All About Color #B498CD

#B498CD

About #B498CD

#B498CD is a light purple color with the hex code #B498CD. In RGB it is red 180, green 152, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 35%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 12%, 26%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.31:1 on black.

#B498CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB4, 98, CD
CMYK12.20%, 25.85%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal180, 152, 205
HSL272°, 35%, 70%
RGB Octal264, 230, 315
HSV (HSB)271.70°, 25.85%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10110100, 10011000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB66.95, 20.46, -23.33
RGB Percent70.59%, 59.61%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH66.95, 31.03, 311.25
XYZ41.07, 36.57, 62.65
CIE-L*UV66.95, 11.71, -39.21
xyY0.29, 0.26, 36.57
Hunter-Lab60.47, 15.41, -19.10
RYB70.59%, 59.61%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B498CD on a dark background: contrast 8.31:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B498CD on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B498CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B498CD · #E1D6EB · #875AAF · #B1CD98 · #E0EBD6

Analogous palette

#98B1CD · #9A98CD · #B498CD · #CD98CB · #CD98B1

Triadic palette

#B498CD · #CDB498 · #98CDB4 · #E1D6EB · #EBE1D6

Tetradic palette

#B498CD · #CD9A98 · #B1CD98 · #98CBCD · #875AAF

Monochromatic palette

#68428A · #8F64B4 · #B498CD · #DACBE6 · #F3EEF7

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