All About Color #B99BCA

#B99BCA

About #B99BCA

#B99BCA is a light purple color with the hex code #B99BCA. In RGB it is red 185, green 155, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 31%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 8%, 23%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.60:1 on black.

#B99BCA Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 9B, CA
CMYK8.42%, 23.27%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal185, 155, 202
HSL278°, 31%, 70%
RGB Octal271, 233, 312
HSV (HSB)278.30°, 23.27%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10111001, 10011011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB68.04, 19.79, -19.97
RGB Percent72.55%, 60.78%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH68.04, 28.11, 314.74
XYZ42.39, 38.02, 60.98
CIE-L*UV68.04, 13.51, -33.83
xyY0.30, 0.27, 38.02
Hunter-Lab61.66, 14.80, -15.47
RYB72.55%, 60.78%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B99BCA on a dark background: contrast 8.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B99BCA on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B99BCA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B99BCA · #E3D7EA · #8F5FAB · #ACCA9B · #DEEAD7

Analogous palette

#9BACCA · #A19BCA · #B99BCA · #CA9BC4 · #CA9BAC

Triadic palette

#B99BCA · #CAB99B · #9BCAB9 · #E3D7EA · #EAE3D7

Tetradic palette

#B99BCA · #CAA19B · #ACCA9B · #9BC4CA · #8F5FAB

Monochromatic palette

#6E4686 · #9669B0 · #B99BCA · #DCCDE5 · #F3EEF6

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