All About Color #BB8CD9

#BB8CD9

About #BB8CD9

#BB8CD9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BB8CD9. In RGB it is red 187, green 140, blue 217; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 50%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 14%, 35%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.87:1 on black.

#BB8CD9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 8C, D9
CMYK13.82%, 35.48%, 0.00%, 14.90%
RGB Decimal187, 140, 217
HSL277°, 50%, 70%
RGB Octal273, 214, 331
HSV (HSB)276.62°, 35.48%, 85.10%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001100, 11011001
CIE-L*AB65.22, 31.93, -32.60
RGB Percent73.33%, 54.90%, 85.10%
CIE-L*CH65.22, 45.63, 314.40
XYZ42.40, 34.33, 70.04
CIE-L*UV65.22, 19.62, -55.73
xyY0.29, 0.23, 34.33
Hunter-Lab58.59, 26.62, -29.86
RYB73.33%, 54.90%, 85.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB8CD9 on a dark background: contrast 7.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB8CD9 on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB8CD9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB8CD9 · #E4D1F0 · #9347C2 · #AAD98C · #DDF0D1

Analogous palette

#8CAAD9 · #958CD9 · #BB8CD9 · #D98CD0 · #D98CAA

Triadic palette

#BB8CD9 · #D9BB8C · #8CD9BB · #E4D1F0 · #F0E4D1

Tetradic palette

#BB8CD9 · #D9958C · #AAD98C · #8CD0D9 · #9347C2

Monochromatic palette

#723399 · #9A53C6 · #BB8CD9 · #DDC6EC · #F4ECF9

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