All About Color #B8A9CB

#B8A9CB

About #B8A9CB

#B8A9CB is a light purple color with the hex code #B8A9CB. In RGB it is red 184, green 169, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 266°, saturation 25%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 9%, 17%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.19:1 on white and 9.58:1 on black.

#B8A9CB Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, A9, CB
CMYK9.36%, 16.75%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal184, 169, 203
HSL266°, 25%, 73%
RGB Octal270, 251, 313
HSV (HSB)266.47°, 16.75%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10111000, 10101001, 11001011
CIE-L*AB71.47, 11.90, -15.33
RGB Percent72.16%, 66.27%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH71.47, 19.40, 307.81
XYZ44.73, 42.88, 62.42
CIE-L*UV71.47, 6.16, -25.43
xyY0.30, 0.29, 42.88
Hunter-Lab65.48, 7.35, -10.68
RYB72.16%, 66.27%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8A9CB on a dark background: contrast 9.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8A9CB on a light background: contrast 2.19:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8A9CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8A9CB · #E7E2EE · #8870A9 · #BCCBA9 · #E9EEE2

Analogous palette

#A9BCCB · #A9ABCB · #B8A9CB · #C9A9CB · #CBA9BC

Triadic palette

#B8A9CB · #CBB8A9 · #A9CBB8 · #E7E2EE · #EEE7E2

Tetradic palette

#B8A9CB · #CBA9AB · #BCCBA9 · #A9CBC9 · #8870A9

Monochromatic palette

#6A5289 · #9079AF · #B8A9CB · #DFD9E8 · #F2EFF5

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