All About Color #B59BCA

#B59BCA

About #B59BCA

#B59BCA is a light purple color with the hex code #B59BCA. In RGB it is red 181, green 155, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 31%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 10%, 23%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.51:1 on black.

#B59BCA Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9B, CA
CMYK10.40%, 23.27%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal181, 155, 202
HSL273°, 31%, 70%
RGB Octal265, 233, 312
HSV (HSB)273.19°, 23.27%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB67.67, 18.47, -20.55
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.78%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH67.67, 27.63, 311.95
XYZ41.44, 37.53, 60.94
CIE-L*UV67.67, 11.20, -34.52
xyY0.30, 0.27, 37.53
Hunter-Lab61.26, 13.53, -16.09
RYB70.98%, 60.78%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59BCA on a dark background: contrast 8.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59BCA on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59BCA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59BCA · #E1D7EA · #885FAB · #B0CA9B · #DFEAD7

Analogous palette

#9BB0CA · #9D9BCA · #B59BCA · #CA9BC8 · #CA9BB0

Triadic palette

#B59BCA · #CAB59B · #9BCAB5 · #E1D7EA · #EAE1D7

Tetradic palette

#B59BCA · #CA9D9B · #B0CA9B · #9BC8CA · #885FAB

Monochromatic palette

#694686 · #9069B0 · #B59BCA · #DACDE5 · #F3EEF6

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