#b18cba Color Information

#b18cba Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b18cba. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 54.9% Green, and 72.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.8% Cyan, 24.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.3°, with saturation of 25% and lightness of 63.9%. The decimal value for #b18cba is 11635898, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b18cba is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b18cba Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color177, 140, 186 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.4%, 54.9%, 72.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.306, 0.451, 0.271 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.048, 0.247, 0, 0.271 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color288.3°, 25.0%, 63.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color288.3°, 24.7%, 72.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.373, 31.648, 50.646 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color177, 140, 186 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11635898 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.051, 22.269, -18.667 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.051, 29.058, 320.029 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.051, 17.697, -31.757 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.257, 16.958, -13.997 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.307, 0.267, 31.648 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289825978 / 0xffb18cba Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 18, 2024

Shades of #b18cba

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b18cba, its pure hue is 288.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b18cba, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161217 to #9b7ba3.

Tints of #b18cba

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b18cba, its pure hue is 288.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b18cba, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bb9ac3 to #f5f1f6.

Tones of #b18cba

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b18cba, its pure hue is 288.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b18cba, which range from #a3a3a3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #db47ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b18cba

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b18cba! For #b18cba, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b18cba. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b18cba

This color, #b18cba, consists of 69.4% Red, 54.9% Green, and 72.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 177, Green = 140, Blue = 186. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b18cba is 4.8% Cyan, 24.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 27.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.4%
C4.8%
G54.9%
M24.7%
B72.9%
Y0.0%
K27.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 177 140 186
Octal 261 214 272
Hexa #b1 #8c #ba
Binary 10110001 10001100 10111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 24 0 27
Octal 4 30 0 33
Hexa #04 #18 #00 #1b
Binary 00000100 00011000 00000000 00011011

Analogous Colors of #b18cba

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b18cba — which has hue 288.3° — its analogous colors are located at 258.3° and 318.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18cba.

Triadic Colors of #b18cba

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b18cba — which has hue 288.3° — its triadic colors are located at 48.3° and 288.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18cba.

Complementary Color of #b18cba

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b18cba — which has hue 288.3° — its complementary color is located at 108.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18cba.

Split Complementary Colors of #b18cba

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b18cba — which has hue 288.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.3° and 288.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18cba.

Tetradic Colors of #b18cba

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b18cba — which has hue 288.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.3°, 288.3°, 18.3°, and 108.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18cba.

Monochromatic Colors of #b18cba

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b18cba, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7e6684 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dcc0e2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b18cba

We want to make getting started with #b18cba on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b18cba into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b18cba can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b18cba with other HTML elements.

#b18cba Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b18cba.
<span style="color: #b18cba;">The color of this text is #b18cba.</span>

#b18cba Background Color

The background color for this text is #b18cba.
<div style="background-color: #b18cba; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b18cba.</div>

#b18cba Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b18cba.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b18cba;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b18cba.</span>

#b18cba Border Color

This is a div with border color #b18cba.
<div style="border: #b18cba 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b18cba.</div>

#b18cba Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b18cba on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b18cba; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b18cba on a white background.</div></div>

#b18cba Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b18cba on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b18cba; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b18cba on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b18cba to White

This is a gradient from #b18cba to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b18cba,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b18cba to white.</div>

Gradient from #b18cba to Black

This is a gradient from #b18cba to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b18cba,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b18cba,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b18cba to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b18cba

In addition to using #b18cba on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b18cba in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b18cba, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 177, Green = 140, Blue = 186). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b18cba in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b18cba
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(177, 140, 186)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b18cba; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b18cba; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b18cba; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(177, 140, 186);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b18cba")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:177, green:140, blue:186, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:177 green:140 blue:186 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(177f, 140f, 186f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(177, 140, 186);
 

#b18cba Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b18cba the same way. For those with color blindness, #b18cba might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b18cba looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b18cba is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b18cba looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b18cba will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b18cba is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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