#B6A0E9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #B6A0E9

The precise color #B6A0E9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 160 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 22% C, 31% M, 0% Y, and 9% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6A0E9
RGB182, 160, 233
HSL258.1°, 62.4%, 77.1%
CMYK22%, 31%, 0%, 9%
HSV258.1°, 31.3%, 91.4%
LAB70.2, 22.8, -33.8
XYZ46.6, 41.0, 82.5
Decimal11968745

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.19:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6A0E9; }
.text-color { color: #B6A0E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6A0E9; }

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