All About Color #BB9CD8

#BB9CD8

About #BB9CD8

#BB9CD8 is a light purple color with the hex code #BB9CD8. In RGB it is red 187, green 156, blue 216; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 43%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 13%, 28%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.86:1 on black.

#BB9CD8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9C, D8
CMYK13.43%, 27.78%, 0.00%, 15.29%
RGB Decimal187, 156, 216
HSL271°, 43%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 234, 330
HSV (HSB)271.00°, 27.78%, 84.71%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011100, 11011000
CIE-L*AB68.97, 22.81, -26.28
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.18%, 84.71%
CIE-L*CH68.97, 34.80, 310.96
XYZ44.78, 39.30, 70.19
CIE-L*UV68.97, 12.70, -44.53
xyY0.29, 0.25, 39.30
Hunter-Lab62.69, 17.79, -22.50
RYB73.33%, 61.18%, 84.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9CD8 on a dark background: contrast 8.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9CD8 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9CD8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9CD8 · #E8DEF2 · #8E5BBE · #B9D89D · #E8F2DE

Analogous palette

#9DB9D8 · #9E9DD8 · #BB9CD8 · #D89DD7 · #D89DB9

Triadic palette

#BB9CD8 · #D8BB9D · #9DD8BB · #E8DEF2 · #F2E8DE

Tetradic palette

#BB9CD8 · #D89E9D · #B9D89D · #9DD7D8 · #8E5BBE

Monochromatic palette

#6F3F9D · #9566C2 · #BB9CD8 · #E1D3EE · #F2EDF8

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