All About Color #B99BC5

#B99BC5

About #B99BC5

#B99BC5 is a light purple color with the hex code #B99BC5. In RGB it is red 185, green 155, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 27%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 6%, 21%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.56:1 on black.

#B99BC5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 9B, C5
CMYK6.09%, 21.32%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal185, 155, 197
HSL283°, 27%, 69%
RGB Octal271, 233, 305
HSV (HSB)282.86°, 21.32%, 77.25%
RGB Binary10111001, 10011011, 11000101
CIE-L*AB67.86, 18.77, -17.45
RGB Percent72.55%, 60.78%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH67.86, 25.63, 317.08
XYZ41.81, 37.79, 57.91
CIE-L*UV67.86, 14.04, -29.66
xyY0.30, 0.27, 37.79
Hunter-Lab61.47, 13.82, -12.83
RYB72.55%, 60.78%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B99BC5 on a dark background: contrast 8.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B99BC5 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B99BC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B99BC5 · #E2D5E7 · #9160A4 · #A7C59B · #DAE7D5

Analogous palette

#9BA7C5 · #A49BC5 · #B99BC5 · #C59BBC · #C59BA7

Triadic palette

#B99BC5 · #C5B99B · #9BC5B9 · #E2D5E7 · #E7E2D5

Tetradic palette

#B99BC5 · #C5A49B · #A7C59B · #9BBCC5 · #9160A4

Monochromatic palette

#6F497E · #976AA9 · #B99BC5 · #DBCBE1 · #F4EFF6

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