Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b1099b, its pure hue is 307.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 90.3%, and its lightness is 36.5%. 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 #b1099b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160113 to #9b0888.
#b1099b Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b1099b. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 3.5% Green, and 60.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 94.9% Magenta, 12.4% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 307.9°, with saturation of 90.3% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #b1099b is 11602331, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b1099b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b1099b. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 3.5% Green, and 60.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 94.9% Magenta, 12.4% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 307.9°, with saturation of 90.3% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #b1099b is 11602331, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b1099b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Last Updated: November 27, 2024
Tints of #b1099b
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b1099b, its pure hue is 307.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 90.3%, and its lightness is 36.5%. 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 #b1099b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bb28a8 to #f5e0f3.
Tones of #b1099b
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b1099b, its pure hue is 307.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 90.3%, 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 #b1099b, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ba00a2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #b1099b
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b1099b! For #b1099b, 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, #b1099b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #b1099b
This color, #b1099b, consists of 69.4% Red, 3.5% Green, and 60.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 177, Green = 9, Blue = 155. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b1099b is 0% Cyan, 94.9% Magenta, 12.4% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R69.4%
C0.0%
G3.5%
M94.9%
B60.8%
Y12.4%
K30.6%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 177 | 9 | 155 |
| Octal | 261 | 11 | 233 |
| Hexa | #b1 | #09 | #9b |
| Binary | 10110001 | 00001001 | 10011011 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 0 | 94 | 12 | 30 |
| Octal | 0 | 136 | 14 | 36 |
| Hexa | #00 | #5e | #0c | #1e |
| Binary | 00000000 | 01011110 | 00001100 | 00011110 |
Analogous Colors of #b1099b
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b1099b — which has hue 307.9° — its analogous colors are located at 277.9° and 337.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b1099b.
Triadic Colors of #b1099b
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 #b1099b — which has hue 307.9° — its triadic colors are located at 67.9° and 307.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b1099b.
Complementary Color of #b1099b
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b1099b — which has hue 307.9° — its complementary color is located at 127.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b1099b.
Split Complementary Colors of #b1099b
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 #b1099b — which has hue 307.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 97.9° and 307.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b1099b.
Tetradic Colors of #b1099b
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 #b1099b — which has hue 307.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 217.9°, 307.9°, 37.9°, and 127.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b1099b.
Monochromatic Colors of #b1099b
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b1099b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #56074c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f91edd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b1099b
We want to make getting started with #b1099b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b1099b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b1099b 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 #b1099b with other HTML elements.
#b1099b Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #b1099b.
<span style="color: #b1099b;">The color of this text is #b1099b.</span>#b1099b Background Color
The background color for this text is #b1099b.
<div style="background-color: #b1099b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b1099b.</div>#b1099b Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #b1099b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b1099b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b1099b.</span>#b1099b Border Color
This is a div with border color #b1099b.
<div style="border: #b1099b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b1099b.</div>#b1099b Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #b1099b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b1099b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b1099b on a white background.</div></div>#b1099b Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #b1099b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b1099b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b1099b on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #b1099b to White
This is a gradient from #b1099b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b1099b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b1099b to white.</div>Gradient from #b1099b to Black
This is a gradient from #b1099b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b1099b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b1099b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b1099b to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #b1099b
In addition to using #b1099b 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 #b1099b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b1099b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 177, Green = 9, Blue = 155). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b1099b 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 | #b1099b |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(177, 9, 155) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #b1099b; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #b1099b; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #b1099b; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(177, 9, 155); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#b1099b") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:177, green:9, blue:155, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:177 green:9 blue:155 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(177f, 9f, 155f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(177, 9, 155); |
#b1099b Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #b1099b the same way. For those with color blindness, #b1099b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b1099b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b1099b 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 #b1099b 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 #b1099b 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
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #b1099b 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 6.2:1 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 #b1099b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.