All About Color #B599CC

#B599CC

About #B599CC

#B599CC is a light purple color with the hex code #B599CC. In RGB it is red 181, green 153, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 33%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 11%, 25%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.50:1 on white and 8.39:1 on black.

#B599CC Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 99, CC
CMYK11.27%, 25.00%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal181, 153, 204
HSL273°, 33%, 70%
RGB Octal265, 231, 314
HSV (HSB)272.94°, 25.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB67.25, 20.01, -22.31
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.00%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH67.25, 29.97, 311.89
XYZ41.35, 36.97, 62.08
CIE-L*UV67.25, 11.92, -37.53
xyY0.29, 0.26, 36.97
Hunter-Lab60.80, 14.99, -17.98
RYB70.98%, 60.00%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B599CC on a dark background: contrast 8.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B599CC on a light background: contrast 2.50:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B599CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B599CC · #E1D6EA · #895CAD · #B0CC99 · #DFEAD6

Analogous palette

#99B0CC · #9C99CC · #B599CC · #CC99C9 · #CC99B0

Triadic palette

#B599CC · #CCB599 · #99CCB5 · #E1D6EA · #EAE1D6

Tetradic palette

#B599CC · #CC9C99 · #B0CC99 · #99C9CC · #895CAD

Monochromatic palette

#694488 · #9066B2 · #B599CC · #DACCE5 · #F3EEF6

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