All About Color #B5979E

#B5979E

About #B5979E

#B5979E is a light red color with the hex code #B5979E. In RGB it is red 181, green 151, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 17%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 13%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.66:1 on white and 7.89:1 on black.

#B5979E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 97, 9E
CMYK0.00%, 16.57%, 12.71%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal181, 151, 158
HSL346°, 17%, 65%
RGB Octal265, 227, 236
HSV (HSB)346.00°, 16.57%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 10010111, 10011110
CIE-L*AB65.30, 12.32, 0.51
RGB Percent70.98%, 59.22%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH65.30, 12.33, 2.35
XYZ36.29, 34.43, 37.08
CIE-L*UV65.30, 17.69, -1.40
xyY0.34, 0.32, 34.43
Hunter-Lab58.67, 7.74, 3.60
RYB70.98%, 59.22%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B5979E on a dark background: contrast 7.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B5979E on a light background: contrast 2.66:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B5979E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B5979E · #DBCCD0 · #8C636D · #97B5AE · #CCDBD8

Analogous palette

#AE97B5 · #B597AD · #B5979E · #B59F97 · #B5AE97

Triadic palette

#B5979E · #9EB597 · #979EB5 · #DBCCD0 · #D0DBCC

Tetradic palette

#B5979E · #ADB597 · #97B5AE · #9F97B5 · #8C636D

Monochromatic palette

#684A51 · #956A74 · #B5979E · #D5C3C7 · #F4F0F1

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