#b894b4 Color Information

#b894b4 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 #b894b4. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 58.0% Green, and 70.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 19.6% Magenta, 2.2% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 306.7°, with saturation of 20.2% and lightness of 65.1%. The decimal value for #b894b4 is 12096692, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b894b4 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b894b4 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color184, 148, 180 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.2%, 58.0%, 70.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.278, 0.420, 0.294 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.196, 0.022, 0.278 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color306.7°, 20.2%, 65.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color306.7°, 19.6%, 72.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.595, 34.665, 47.837 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color184, 148, 180 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12096692 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.487, 19.017, -11.547 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.487, 22.248, 328.735 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.487, 18.771, -20.401 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.877, 13.975, -6.958 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.319, 0.286, 34.665 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290286772 / 0xffb894b4 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b894b4

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b894b4, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.2%, and its lightness is 65.1%. 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 #b894b4, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171317 to #a1829e.

Tints of #b894b4

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b894b4, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.2%, and its lightness is 65.1%. 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 #b894b4, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c1a1bd to #f6f2f6.

Tones of #b894b4

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b894b4, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.2%, 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 #b894b4, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff4deb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b894b4

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b894b4! For #b894b4, 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, #b894b4. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b894b4

This color, #b894b4, consists of 72.2% Red, 58.0% Green, and 70.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 148, Blue = 180. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b894b4 is 0% Cyan, 19.6% Magenta, 2.2% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.2%
C0.0%
G58.0%
M19.6%
B70.6%
Y2.2%
K27.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 184 148 180
Octal 270 224 264
Hexa #b8 #94 #b4
Binary 10111000 10010100 10110100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 19 2 27
Octal 0 23 2 33
Hexa #00 #13 #02 #1b
Binary 00000000 00010011 00000010 00011011

Analogous Colors of #b894b4

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b894b4 — which has hue 306.7° — its analogous colors are located at 276.7° and 336.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b894b4.

Triadic Colors of #b894b4

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 #b894b4 — which has hue 306.7° — its triadic colors are located at 66.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b894b4.

Complementary Color of #b894b4

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b894b4 — which has hue 306.7° — its complementary color is located at 126.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b894b4.

Split Complementary Colors of #b894b4

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 #b894b4 — which has hue 306.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 96.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b894b4.

Tetradic Colors of #b894b4

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 #b894b4 — which has hue 306.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 216.7°, 306.7°, 36.7°, and 126.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b894b4.

Monochromatic Colors of #b894b4

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b894b4, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #866d83 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e0c5dd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b894b4

We want to make getting started with #b894b4 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b894b4 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b894b4 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 #b894b4 with other HTML elements.

#b894b4 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b894b4.
<span style="color: #b894b4;">The color of this text is #b894b4.</span>

#b894b4 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b894b4.
<div style="background-color: #b894b4; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b894b4.</div>

#b894b4 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b894b4.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b894b4;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b894b4.</span>

#b894b4 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b894b4.
<div style="border: #b894b4 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b894b4.</div>

#b894b4 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b894b4 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b894b4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b894b4 on a white background.</div></div>

#b894b4 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b894b4 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b894b4; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b894b4 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b894b4 to White

This is a gradient from #b894b4 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b894b4,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b894b4 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b894b4 to Black

This is a gradient from #b894b4 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b894b4,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b894b4,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b894b4 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b894b4

In addition to using #b894b4 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 #b894b4 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b894b4, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 148, Blue = 180). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b894b4 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 #b894b4
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(184, 148, 180)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b894b4; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b894b4; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b894b4; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(184, 148, 180);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b894b4")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:184, green:148, blue:180, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:148 blue:180 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(184f, 148f, 180f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(184, 148, 180);
 

#b894b4 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b894b4 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b894b4 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b894b4 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b894b4 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 #b894b4 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 #b894b4 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 #b894b4 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 2.6:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text