All About Color #B59DE2

#B59DE2

About #B59DE2

#B59DE2 is a light purple color with the hex code #B59DE2. In RGB it is red 181, green 157, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 54%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 20%, 31%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.89:1 on black.

#B59DE2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 9D, E2
CMYK19.91%, 30.53%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal181, 157, 226
HSL261°, 54%, 75%
RGB Octal265, 235, 342
HSV (HSB)260.87°, 30.53%, 88.63%
RGB Binary10110101, 10011101, 11100010
CIE-L*AB69.06, 22.60, -31.68
RGB Percent70.98%, 61.57%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH69.06, 38.92, 305.50
XYZ44.84, 39.43, 77.20
CIE-L*UV69.06, 7.94, -53.36
xyY0.28, 0.24, 39.43
Hunter-Lab62.79, 17.58, -28.94
RYB70.98%, 61.57%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B59DE2 on a dark background: contrast 8.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B59DE2 on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B59DE2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B59DE2 · #EAE4F7 · #8056CD · #CAE29D · #F0F7E4

Analogous palette

#9DCAE2 · #9DA7E2 · #B59DE2 · #D79DE2 · #E29DCA

Triadic palette

#B59DE2 · #E2B59D · #9DE2B5 · #EAE4F7 · #F7EAE4

Tetradic palette

#B59DE2 · #E29DA7 · #CAE29D · #9DE2D7 · #8056CD

Monochromatic palette

#6035B1 · #8862D0 · #B59DE2 · #E1D8F3 · #F0EBF9

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