All About Color #B99BC0

#B99BC0

About #B99BC0

#B99BC0 is a light purple color with the hex code #B99BC0. In RGB it is red 185, green 155, blue 192; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 23%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 4%, 19%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.51:1 on black.

#B99BC0 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 9B, C0
CMYK3.65%, 19.27%, 0.00%, 24.71%
RGB Decimal185, 155, 192
HSL289°, 23%, 68%
RGB Octal271, 233, 300
HSV (HSB)288.65°, 19.27%, 75.29%
RGB Binary10111001, 10011011, 11000000
CIE-L*AB67.70, 17.77, -14.92
RGB Percent72.55%, 60.78%, 75.29%
CIE-L*CH67.70, 23.21, 319.98
XYZ41.24, 37.56, 54.95
CIE-L*UV67.70, 14.57, -25.52
xyY0.31, 0.28, 37.56
Hunter-Lab61.29, 12.86, -10.25
RYB72.55%, 60.78%, 75.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B99BC0 on a dark background: contrast 8.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B99BC0 on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B99BC0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B99BC0 · #E1D3E4 · #92629D · #A2C09B · #D6E4D3

Analogous palette

#9BA2C0 · #A79BC0 · #B99BC0 · #C09BB4 · #C09BA2

Triadic palette

#B99BC0 · #C0B99B · #9BC0B9 · #E1D3E4 · #E4E1D3

Tetradic palette

#B99BC0 · #C0A79B · #A2C09B · #9BB4C0 · #92629D

Monochromatic palette

#6F4B77 · #996CA3 · #B99BC0 · #DACADE · #F4EFF5

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