#B699E9
A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.
About #B699E9
At its core, #B699E9 is a light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 153 green, and 233 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 34% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B699E9
RGB182, 153, 233
HSL261.8°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK22%, 34%, 0%, 9%
HSV261.8°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB68.5, 26.7, -36.4
XYZ45.4, 38.6, 82.2
Decimal11966953
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.72:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B699E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #B699E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B699E9;
}