All About Color #B98CE3

#B98CE3

About #B98CE3

#B98CE3 is a light purple color with the hex code #B98CE3. In RGB it is red 185, green 140, blue 227; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 61%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 19%, 38%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.65:1 on white and 7.92:1 on black.

#B98CE3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 8C, E3
CMYK18.50%, 38.33%, 0.00%, 10.98%
RGB Decimal185, 140, 227
HSL271°, 61%, 72%
RGB Octal271, 214, 343
HSV (HSB)271.03°, 38.33%, 89.02%
RGB Binary10111001, 10001100, 11100011
CIE-L*AB65.45, 33.51, -37.81
RGB Percent72.55%, 54.90%, 89.02%
CIE-L*CH65.45, 50.52, 311.54
XYZ43.25, 34.62, 77.08
CIE-L*UV65.45, 17.13, -64.50
xyY0.28, 0.22, 34.62
Hunter-Lab58.84, 28.25, -36.49
RYB72.55%, 54.90%, 89.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B98CE3 on a dark background: contrast 7.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B98CE3 on a light background: contrast 2.65:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B98CE3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B98CE3 · #E6D6F5 · #8C42D1 · #B6E38C · #E5F5D6

Analogous palette

#8CB6E3 · #8D8CE3 · #B98CE3 · #E38CE2 · #E38CB6

Triadic palette

#B98CE3 · #E3B98C · #8CE3B9 · #E6D6F5 · #F5E6D6

Tetradic palette

#B98CE3 · #E38D8C · #B6E38C · #8CE2E3 · #8C42D1

Monochromatic palette

#6D2AAC · #944ED4 · #B98CE3 · #DFCAF2 · #F3EAFA

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