All About Color #B59AE5

#B59AE5

About #B59AE5

#B59AE5 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59AE5. In RGB it is red 181, green 154, blue 229; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 59%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 21%, 33%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.72:1 on black.

#B59AE5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9A, E5
CMYK20.96%, 32.75%, 0.00%, 10.20%
RGB Decimal181, 154, 229
HSL262°, 59%, 75%
RGB Octal265, 232, 345
HSV (HSB)261.60°, 32.75%, 89.80%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011010, 11100101
CIE-L*AB68.45, 24.96, -34.27
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.39%, 89.80%
CIE-L*CH68.45, 42.40, 306.07
XYZ44.75, 38.59, 79.22
CIE-L*UV68.45, 8.92, -57.89
xyY0.28, 0.24, 38.59
Hunter-Lab62.12, 19.88, -32.12
RYB70.98%, 60.39%, 89.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59AE5 on a dark background: contrast 8.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59AE5 on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59AE5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59AE5 · #EAE3F8 · #8051D2 · #C9E59A · #F0F8E3

Analogous palette

#9AC9E5 · #9AA4E5 · #B59AE5 · #DB9AE5 · #E59AC9

Triadic palette

#B59AE5 · #E5B59A · #9AE5B5 · #EAE3F8 · #F8EAE3

Tetradic palette

#B59AE5 · #E59AA4 · #C9E59A · #9AE5DB · #8051D2

Monochromatic palette

#612FB6 · #895DD5 · #B59AE5 · #E1D6F5 · #F0EBFA

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