All About Color #B59DC8

#B59DC8

About #B59DC8

#B59DC8 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59DC8. In RGB it is red 181, green 157, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 28%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 9%, 21%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.62:1 on black.

#B59DC8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9D, C8
CMYK9.50%, 21.50%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal181, 157, 200
HSL273°, 28%, 70%
RGB Octal265, 235, 310
HSV (HSB)273.49°, 21.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011101, 11001000
CIE-L*AB68.10, 16.94, -18.80
RGB Percent70.98%, 61.57%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH68.10, 25.30, 312.02
XYZ41.54, 38.11, 59.81
CIE-L*UV68.10, 10.45, -31.51
xyY0.30, 0.27, 38.11
Hunter-Lab61.73, 12.08, -14.23
RYB70.98%, 61.57%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59DC8 on a dark background: contrast 8.62:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59DC8 on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59DC8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59DC8 · #E1D8E9 · #8862A7 · #B0C89D · #E0E9D8

Analogous palette

#9DB0C8 · #9F9DC8 · #B59DC8 · #C89DC6 · #C89DB0

Triadic palette

#B59DC8 · #C8B59D · #9DC8B5 · #E1D8E9 · #E9E1D8

Tetradic palette

#B59DC8 · #C89F9D · #B0C89D · #9DC6C8 · #8862A7

Monochromatic palette

#694983 · #8F6CAC · #B59DC8 · #DACEE3 · #F3EFF6

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