All About Color #BB9AE5

#BB9AE5

About #BB9AE5

#BB9AE5 is a light purple color with the hex code #BB9AE5. In RGB it is red 187, green 154, blue 229; in HSL it is hue 266°, saturation 59%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 18%, 33%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#BB9AE5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9A, E5
CMYK18.34%, 32.75%, 0.00%, 10.20%
RGB Decimal187, 154, 229
HSL266°, 59%, 75%
RGB Octal273, 232, 345
HSV (HSB)266.40°, 32.75%, 89.80%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011010, 11100101
CIE-L*AB68.99, 26.76, -33.39
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.39%, 89.80%
CIE-L*CH68.99, 42.80, 308.71
XYZ46.19, 39.33, 79.29
CIE-L*UV68.99, 12.16, -56.78
xyY0.28, 0.24, 39.33
Hunter-Lab62.72, 21.72, -31.05
RYB73.33%, 60.39%, 89.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9AE5 on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9AE5 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9AE5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9AE5 · #ECE3F8 · #8951D2 · #C4E59A · #EFF8E3

Analogous palette

#9AC4E5 · #9A9FE5 · #BB9AE5 · #E09AE5 · #E59AC4

Triadic palette

#BB9AE5 · #E5BA9A · #9AE5BA · #ECE3F8 · #F8ECE3

Tetradic palette

#BB9AE5 · #E59A9F · #C4E59A · #9AE5E0 · #8951D2

Monochromatic palette

#6A2FB6 · #915DD5 · #BB9AE5 · #E3D6F5 · #F1EBFA

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