All About Color #BB9DCD

#BB9DCD

About #BB9DCD

#BB9DCD is a light purple color with the hex code #BB9DCD. In RGB it is red 187, green 157, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 9%, 23%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.82:1 on black.

#BB9DCD Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9D, CD
CMYK8.78%, 23.41%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal187, 157, 205
HSL278°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal273, 235, 315
HSV (HSB)277.50°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB68.81, 19.95, -20.43
RGB Percent73.33%, 61.57%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH68.81, 28.55, 314.31
XYZ43.57, 39.09, 63.01
CIE-L*UV68.81, 13.41, -34.65
xyY0.30, 0.27, 39.09
Hunter-Lab62.52, 14.99, -15.99
RYB73.33%, 61.57%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9DCD on a dark background: contrast 8.82:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9DCD on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9DCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB9DCD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB9DCD · #E5DAEC · #9161AE · #AFCD9D · #E1ECDA

Analogous palette

#9DAFCD · #A49DCD · #BB9DCD · #CD9DC6 · #CD9DAF

Triadic palette

#BB9DCD · #CDBB9D · #9DCDBB · #E5DAEC · #ECE5DA

Tetradic palette

#BB9DCD · #CDA49D · #AFCD9D · #9DC6CD · #9161AE

Monochromatic palette

#71478A · #986BB3 · #BB9DCD · #DED0E7 · #F3EEF6

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