#b86dbb Color Information

#b86dbb 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 #b86dbb. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 42.7% Green, and 73.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 1.6% Cyan, 41.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 297.7°, with saturation of 36.4% and lightness of 58%. The decimal value for #b86dbb is 12086715, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b86dbb is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b86dbb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color184, 109, 187 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.2%, 42.7%, 73.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.278, 0.573, 0.267 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.016, 0.417, 0, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color297.7°, 36.4%, 58.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color297.7°, 41.7%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.205, 24.715, 49.981 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color184, 109, 187 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12086715 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color56.797, 41.869, -28.769 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)56.797, 50.800, 325.506 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color56.797, 35.986, -49.809 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color49.715, 35.813, -24.808 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.227, 24.715 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290276795 / 0xffb86dbb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b86dbb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b86dbb, its pure hue is 297.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. 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 #b86dbb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170e17 to #a15fa4.

Tints of #b86dbb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b86dbb, its pure hue is 297.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. 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 #b86dbb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c17fc4 to #f6edf7.

Tones of #b86dbb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b86dbb, its pure hue is 297.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.4%, 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 #b86dbb, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f729ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b86dbb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b86dbb! For #b86dbb, 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, #b86dbb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b86dbb

This color, #b86dbb, consists of 72.2% Red, 42.7% Green, and 73.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 109, Blue = 187. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b86dbb is 1.6% Cyan, 41.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.2%
C1.6%
G42.7%
M41.7%
B73.3%
Y0.0%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 184 109 187
Octal 270 155 273
Hexa #b8 #6d #bb
Binary 10111000 01101101 10111011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 1 41 0 26
Octal 1 51 0 32
Hexa #01 #29 #00 #1a
Binary 00000001 00101001 00000000 00011010

Analogous Colors of #b86dbb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b86dbb — which has hue 297.7° — its analogous colors are located at 267.7° and 327.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b86dbb.

Triadic Colors of #b86dbb

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 #b86dbb — which has hue 297.7° — its triadic colors are located at 57.7° and 297.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b86dbb.

Complementary Color of #b86dbb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b86dbb — which has hue 297.7° — its complementary color is located at 117.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b86dbb.

Split Complementary Colors of #b86dbb

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 #b86dbb — which has hue 297.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 87.7° and 297.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b86dbb.

Tetradic Colors of #b86dbb

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 #b86dbb — which has hue 297.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 207.7°, 297.7°, 27.7°, and 117.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b86dbb.

Monochromatic Colors of #b86dbb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b86dbb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6e4d70 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e5ace7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b86dbb

We want to make getting started with #b86dbb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b86dbb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb with other HTML elements.

#b86dbb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b86dbb.
<span style="color: #b86dbb;">The color of this text is #b86dbb.</span>

#b86dbb Background Color

The background color for this text is #b86dbb.
<div style="background-color: #b86dbb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b86dbb.</div>

#b86dbb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b86dbb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b86dbb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b86dbb.</span>

#b86dbb Border Color

This is a div with border color #b86dbb.
<div style="border: #b86dbb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b86dbb.</div>

#b86dbb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b86dbb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b86dbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b86dbb on a white background.</div></div>

#b86dbb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b86dbb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b86dbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b86dbb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b86dbb to White

This is a gradient from #b86dbb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b86dbb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b86dbb to white.</div>

Gradient from #b86dbb to Black

This is a gradient from #b86dbb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b86dbb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b86dbb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b86dbb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b86dbb

In addition to using #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b86dbb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 109, Blue = 187). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(184, 109, 187)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b86dbb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b86dbb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b86dbb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(184, 109, 187);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b86dbb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:184, green:109, blue:187, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:109 blue:187 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(184f, 109f, 187f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(184, 109, 187);
 

#b86dbb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b86dbb the same way. For those with color blindness, #b86dbb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b86dbb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb 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 #b86dbb 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 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b86dbb would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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