All About Color #B9A7BE

#B9A7BE

About #B9A7BE

#B9A7BE is a light purple color with the hex code #B9A7BE. In RGB it is red 185, green 167, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 15%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 3%, 12%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.33:1 on black.

#B9A7BE Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, A7, BE
CMYK2.63%, 12.11%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal185, 167, 190
HSL287°, 15%, 70%
RGB Octal271, 247, 276
HSV (HSB)286.96°, 12.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary10111001, 10100111, 10111110
CIE-L*AB70.64, 10.74, -9.40
RGB Percent72.55%, 65.49%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH70.64, 14.27, 318.80
XYZ43.12, 41.67, 54.49
CIE-L*UV70.64, 8.79, -15.94
xyY0.31, 0.30, 41.67
Hunter-Lab64.55, 6.27, -4.86
RYB72.55%, 65.49%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9A7BE on a dark background: contrast 9.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9A7BE on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9A7BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9A7BE · #E3DCE5 · #8F7297 · #ACBEA7 · #DEE5DC

Analogous palette

#A7ACBE · #AEA7BE · #B9A7BE · #BEA7B7 · #BEA7AC

Triadic palette

#B9A7BE · #BEB9A7 · #A7BEB9 · #E3DCE5 · #E5E3DC

Tetradic palette

#B9A7BE · #BEAEA7 · #ACBEA7 · #A7B7BE · #8F7297

Monochromatic palette

#6F5775 · #967B9D · #B9A7BE · #DCD3DE · #F3F0F4

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