#B6A0E2
A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.
About #B6A0E2
At its core, #B6A0E2 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 160, and 226.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 29% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 260.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B6A0E2
RGB182, 160, 226
HSL260.0°, 53.2%, 75.7%
CMYK19%, 29%, 0%, 11%
HSV260.0°, 29.2%, 88.6%
LAB69.9, 21.2, -30.4
XYZ45.6, 40.6, 77.4
Decimal11968738
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B6A0E2;
}
.text-color {
color: #B6A0E2;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B6A0E2;
}