All About Color #B59ACB

#B59ACB

About #B59ACB

#B59ACB is a light purple color with the hex code #B59ACB. In RGB it is red 181, green 154, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 32%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 11%, 24%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.45:1 on black.

#B59ACB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9A, CB
CMYK10.84%, 24.14%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal181, 154, 203
HSL273°, 32%, 70%
RGB Octal265, 232, 313
HSV (HSB)273.06°, 24.14%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011010, 11001011
CIE-L*AB67.46, 19.24, -21.43
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.39%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH67.46, 28.80, 311.92
XYZ41.39, 37.25, 61.51
CIE-L*UV67.46, 11.56, -36.03
xyY0.30, 0.27, 37.25
Hunter-Lab61.03, 14.26, -17.03
RYB70.98%, 60.39%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59ACB on a dark background: contrast 8.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59ACB on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59ACB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59ACB · #E1D7EA · #895DAC · #B0CB9A · #DFEAD7

Analogous palette

#9AB0CB · #9C9ACB · #B59ACB · #CB9AC9 · #CB9AB0

Triadic palette

#B59ACB · #CBB59A · #9ACBB5 · #E1D7EA · #EAE1D7

Tetradic palette

#B59ACB · #CB9C9A · #B0CB9A · #9AC9CB · #895DAC

Monochromatic palette

#694587 · #9068B1 · #B59ACB · #DACDE5 · #F3EEF6

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