All About Color #B59BE8

#B59BE8

About #B59BE8

#B59BE8 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59BE8. In RGB it is red 181, green 155, blue 232; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 63%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 22%, 33%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.82:1 on black.

#B59BE8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9B, E8
CMYK21.98%, 33.19%, 0.00%, 9.02%
RGB Decimal181, 155, 232
HSL260°, 63%, 76%
RGB Octal265, 233, 350
HSV (HSB)260.26°, 33.19%, 90.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011011, 11101000
CIE-L*AB68.82, 25.09, -35.35
RGB Percent70.98%, 60.78%, 90.98%
CIE-L*CH68.82, 43.35, 305.36
XYZ45.34, 39.09, 81.50
CIE-L*UV68.82, 8.20, -59.75
xyY0.27, 0.24, 39.09
Hunter-Lab62.52, 20.03, -33.52
RYB70.98%, 60.78%, 90.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59BE8 on a dark background: contrast 8.82:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59BE8 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59BE8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#B59BE8 · #ECE6F9 · #7D50D7 · #CFE89B · #F3F9E6

Analogous palette

#9BCFE8 · #9BA8E8 · #B59BE8 · #DC9BE8 · #E89BCF

Triadic palette

#B59BE8 · #E8B59B · #9BE8B5 · #ECE6F9 · #F9ECE6

Tetradic palette

#B59BE8 · #E89BA8 · #CFE89B · #9BE8DC · #7D50D7

Monochromatic palette

#5D2BBF · #875DDA · #B59BE8 · #E3DAF7 · #F0EAFA

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