All About Color #B59DE1

#B59DE1

About #B59DE1

#B59DE1 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59DE1. In RGB it is red 181, green 157, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 53%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 20%, 30%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#B59DE1 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9D, E1
CMYK19.56%, 30.22%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal181, 157, 225
HSL261°, 53%, 75%
RGB Octal265, 235, 341
HSV (HSB)261.18°, 30.22%, 88.24%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011101, 11100001
CIE-L*AB69.02, 22.37, -31.19
RGB Percent70.98%, 61.57%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH69.02, 38.39, 305.64
XYZ44.70, 39.37, 76.48
CIE-L*UV69.02, 8.03, -52.52
xyY0.28, 0.25, 39.37
Hunter-Lab62.75, 17.36, -28.34
RYB70.98%, 61.57%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59DE1 on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59DE1 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59DE1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59DE1 · #EAE4F7 · #8057CB · #C9E19D · #F0F7E4

Analogous palette

#9DC9E1 · #9DA8E1 · #B59DE1 · #D79DE1 · #E19DC9

Triadic palette

#B59DE1 · #E1B59D · #9DE1B5 · #EAE4F7 · #F7EAE4

Tetradic palette

#B59DE1 · #E19DA8 · #C9E19D · #9DE1D7 · #8057CB

Monochromatic palette

#6136B0 · #8963CF · #B59DE1 · #E1D8F3 · #F0EBF9

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