All About Color #B855E2

#B855E2

About #B855E2

#B855E2 is a light purple color with the hex code #B855E2. In RGB it is red 184, green 85, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 282°, saturation 71%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 19%, 62%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 3.86:1 on white and 5.44:1 on black.

#B855E2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, 55, E2
CMYK18.58%, 62.39%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal184, 85, 226
HSL282°, 71%, 61%
RGB Octal270, 125, 342
HSV (HSB)282.13°, 62.39%, 88.63%
RGB Binary10111000, 1010101, 11100010
CIE-L*AB54.22, 61.58, -55.01
RGB Percent72.16%, 33.33%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH54.22, 82.58, 318.22
XYZ36.74, 22.18, 74.30
CIE-L*UV54.22, 35.46, -92.56
xyY0.28, 0.17, 22.18
Hunter-Lab47.09, 56.85, -60.57
RYB72.16%, 33.33%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B855E2 on a dark background: contrast 5.44:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B855E2 on a light background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B855E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B855E2 · #D9A3EF · #8D20BC · #7FE255 · #BAEFA3

Analogous palette

#557FE2 · #7155E2 · #B855E2 · #E255C6 · #E2557F

Triadic palette

#B855E2 · #E2B855 · #55E2B8 · #D9A3EF · #EFD9A3

Tetradic palette

#B855E2 · #E27155 · #7FE255 · #55C6E2 · #8D20BC

Monochromatic palette

#661787 · #9722C9 · #B855E2 · #D396ED · #EFD8F8

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