All About Color #B8A9BC

#B8A9BC

About #B8A9BC

#B8A9BC is a light purple color with the hex code #B8A9BC. In RGB it is red 184, green 169, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 12%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 2%, 10%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.22:1 on white and 9.44:1 on black.

#B8A9BC Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A9, BC
CMYK2.13%, 10.11%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal184, 169, 188
HSL287°, 12%, 70%
RGB Octal270, 251, 274
HSV (HSB)287.37°, 10.11%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101001, 10111100
CIE-L*AB71.01, 8.90, -7.76
RGB Percent72.16%, 66.27%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH71.01, 11.81, 318.92
XYZ43.03, 42.20, 53.45
CIE-L*UV71.01, 7.37, -13.14
xyY0.31, 0.30, 42.20
Hunter-Lab64.96, 4.57, -3.32
RYB72.16%, 66.27%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A9BC on a dark background: contrast 9.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A9BC on a light background: contrast 2.22:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A9BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A9BC · #E2DDE4 · #8D7693 · #ADBCA9 · #DEE4DD

Analogous palette

#A9ADBC · #AFA9BC · #B8A9BC · #BCA9B6 · #BCA9AD

Triadic palette

#B8A9BC · #BCB8A9 · #A9BCB8 · #E2DDE4 · #E4E2DD

Tetradic palette

#B8A9BC · #BCAFA9 · #ADBCA9 · #A9B6BC · #8D7693

Monochromatic palette

#6D5A72 · #947E9A · #B8A9BC · #DBD4DD · #F3F1F4

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