All About Color #B59CC9

#B59CC9

About #B59CC9

#B59CC9 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59CC9. In RGB it is red 181, green 156, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 10%, 22%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.56:1 on black.

#B59CC9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9C, C9
CMYK9.95%, 22.39%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal181, 156, 201
HSL273°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal265, 234, 311
HSV (HSB)273.33°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011100, 11001001
CIE-L*AB67.89, 17.70, -19.67
RGB Percent70.98%, 61.18%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH67.89, 26.47, 311.98
XYZ41.49, 37.82, 60.37
CIE-L*UV67.89, 10.83, -33.02
xyY0.30, 0.27, 37.82
Hunter-Lab61.50, 12.80, -15.16
RYB70.98%, 61.18%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59CC9 on a dark background: contrast 8.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59CC9 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59CC9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59CC9 · #E1D8E9 · #8861A8 · #B0C99C · #E0E9D8

Analogous palette

#9CB0C9 · #9F9CC9 · #B59CC9 · #C99CC6 · #C99CB0

Triadic palette

#B59CC9 · #C9B59C · #9CC9B5 · #E1D8E9 · #E9E1D8

Tetradic palette

#B59CC9 · #C99F9C · #B0C99C · #9CC6C9 · #8861A8

Monochromatic palette

#694884 · #906BAE · #B59CC9 · #DACEE4 · #F3EFF6

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