All About Color #B59ABC

#B59ABC

About #B59ABC

#B59ABC is a light purple color with the hex code #B59ABC. In RGB it is red 181, green 154, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 20%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 4%, 18%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.31:1 on black.

#B59ABC Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9A, BC
CMYK3.72%, 18.09%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal181, 154, 188
HSL288°, 20%, 67%
RGB Octal265, 232, 274
HSV (HSB)287.65°, 18.09%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011010, 10111100
CIE-L*AB66.95, 16.18, -13.86
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.39%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH66.95, 21.30, 319.42
XYZ39.69, 36.57, 52.54
CIE-L*UV66.95, 13.08, -23.55
xyY0.31, 0.28, 36.57
Hunter-Lab60.47, 11.34, -9.19
RYB70.98%, 60.39%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59ABC on a dark background: contrast 8.31:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59ABC on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59ABC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B59ABC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B59ABC · #DDD1E0 · #8C6496 · #A1BC9A · #D4E0D1

Analogous palette

#9AA1BC · #A49ABC · #B59ABC · #BC9AB2 · #BC9AA1

Triadic palette

#B59ABC · #BCB59A · #9ABCB5 · #DDD1E0 · #E0DDD1

Tetradic palette

#B59ABC · #BCA49A · #A1BC9A · #9AB2BC · #8C6496

Monochromatic palette

#6A4B71 · #936C9D · #B59ABC · #D7C8DA · #F4F0F5

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