All About Color #B997CE

#B997CE

About #B997CE

#B997CE is a light purple color with the hex code #B997CE. In RGB it is red 185, green 151, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 36%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 10%, 27%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.51:1 on white and 8.38:1 on black.

#B997CE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 97, CE
CMYK10.19%, 26.70%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal185, 151, 206
HSL277°, 36%, 70%
RGB Octal271, 227, 316
HSV (HSB)277.09°, 26.70%, 80.78%
RGB Binary10111001, 10010111, 11001110
CIE-L*AB67.20, 22.84, -23.46
RGB Percent72.55%, 59.22%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH67.20, 32.74, 314.24
XYZ42.21, 36.90, 63.29
CIE-L*UV67.20, 14.94, -39.81
xyY0.30, 0.26, 36.90
Hunter-Lab60.75, 17.73, -19.25
RYB72.55%, 59.22%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B997CE on a dark background: contrast 8.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B997CE on a light background: contrast 2.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B997CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B997CE · #E3D5EB · #8F59B1 · #ACCE97 · #DEEBD5

Analogous palette

#97ACCE · #9D97CE · #B997CE · #CE97C8 · #CE97AC

Triadic palette

#B997CE · #CEB997 · #97CEB9 · #E3D5EB · #EBE3D5

Tetradic palette

#B997CE · #CE9D97 · #ACCE97 · #97C8CE · #8F59B1

Monochromatic palette

#6F418B · #9663B6 · #B997CE · #DCCBE7 · #F3EEF7

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