All About Color #B59DCD

#B59DCD

About #B59DCD

#B59DCD is a light purple color with the hex code #B59DCD. In RGB it is red 181, green 157, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 12%, 23%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.67:1 on black.

#B59DCD Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9D, CD
CMYK11.71%, 23.41%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal181, 157, 205
HSL270°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal265, 235, 315
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB68.27, 17.99, -21.30
RGB Percent70.98%, 61.57%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH68.27, 27.88, 310.18
XYZ42.13, 38.35, 62.94
CIE-L*UV68.27, 9.97, -35.69
xyY0.29, 0.27, 38.35
Hunter-Lab61.92, 13.08, -16.91
RYB70.98%, 61.57%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59DCD on a dark background: contrast 8.67:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59DCD on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59DCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B59DCD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B59DCD · #E3DAEC · #8761AE · #B5CD9D · #E3ECDA

Analogous palette

#9DB5CD · #9D9DCD · #B59DCD · #CD9DCD · #CD9DB5

Triadic palette

#B59DCD · #CDB59D · #9DCDB5 · #E3DAEC · #ECE3DA

Tetradic palette

#B59DCD · #CD9D9D · #B5CD9D · #9DCDCD · #8761AE

Monochromatic palette

#69478A · #8F6BB3 · #B59DCD · #DBD0E7 · #F2EEF6

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