#b944ab Color Information

#b944ab 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 #b944ab. In RGB, it consists of 72.5% Red, 26.7% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 63.2% Magenta, 7.6% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 307.2°, with saturation of 46.2% and lightness of 49.6%. The decimal value for #b944ab is 12141739, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b944ab is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b944ab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color185, 68, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.5%, 26.7%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.275, 0.733, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.632, 0.076, 0.275 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color307.2°, 46.2%, 49.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color307.2°, 63.2%, 72.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.425, 17.389, 40.334 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color185, 68, 171 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12141739 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color48.746, 59.166, -32.005 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)48.746, 67.268, 331.589 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color48.746, 55.993, -55.638 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color41.700, 52.983, -28.157 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.338, 0.200, 17.389 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290331819 / 0xffb944ab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3399 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b944ab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b944ab, its pure hue is 307.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.2%, and its lightness is 49.6%. 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 #b944ab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170915 to #a23c96.

Tints of #b944ab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b944ab, its pure hue is 307.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.2%, and its lightness is 49.6%. 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 #b944ab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c25bb6 to #f6e8f5.

Tones of #b944ab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b944ab, its pure hue is 307.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.2%, 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 #b944ab, which range from #7f7f7f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fd00df (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b944ab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b944ab! For #b944ab, 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, #b944ab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b944ab

This color, #b944ab, consists of 72.5% Red, 26.7% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 185, Green = 68, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b944ab is 0% Cyan, 63.2% Magenta, 7.6% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.5%
C0.0%
G26.7%
M63.2%
B67.1%
Y7.6%
K27.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 185 68 171
Octal 271 104 253
Hexa #b9 #44 #ab
Binary 10111001 01000100 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 63 7 27
Octal 0 77 7 33
Hexa #00 #3f #07 #1b
Binary 00000000 00111111 00000111 00011011

Analogous Colors of #b944ab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b944ab — which has hue 307.2° — its analogous colors are located at 277.2° and 337.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b944ab.

Triadic Colors of #b944ab

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 #b944ab — which has hue 307.2° — its triadic colors are located at 67.2° and 307.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b944ab.

Complementary Color of #b944ab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b944ab — which has hue 307.2° — its complementary color is located at 127.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b944ab.

Split Complementary Colors of #b944ab

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 #b944ab — which has hue 307.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 97.2° and 307.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b944ab.

Tetradic Colors of #b944ab

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 #b944ab — which has hue 307.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 217.2°, 307.2°, 37.2°, and 127.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b944ab.

Monochromatic Colors of #b944ab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b944ab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4e314a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eb90e0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b944ab

We want to make getting started with #b944ab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b944ab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b944ab 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 #b944ab with other HTML elements.

#b944ab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b944ab.
<span style="color: #b944ab;">The color of this text is #b944ab.</span>

#b944ab Background Color

The background color for this text is #b944ab.
<div style="background-color: #b944ab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b944ab.</div>

#b944ab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b944ab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b944ab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b944ab.</span>

#b944ab Border Color

This is a div with border color #b944ab.
<div style="border: #b944ab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b944ab.</div>

#b944ab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b944ab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b944ab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b944ab on a white background.</div></div>

#b944ab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b944ab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b944ab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b944ab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b944ab to White

This is a gradient from #b944ab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b944ab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b944ab to white.</div>

Gradient from #b944ab to Black

This is a gradient from #b944ab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b944ab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b944ab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b944ab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b944ab

In addition to using #b944ab 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 #b944ab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b944ab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 185, Green = 68, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b944ab 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 #b944ab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(185, 68, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b944ab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b944ab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b944ab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(185, 68, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b944ab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:185, green:68, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:185 green:68 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(185f, 68f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(185, 68, 171);
 

#b944ab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b944ab the same way. For those with color blindness, #b944ab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b944ab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b944ab 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 #b944ab 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 #b944ab 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 #b944ab 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 4.7:1 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 #b944ab would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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