#b15fcc Color Information

#b15fcc 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 #b15fcc. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 37.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13.2% Cyan, 53.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 285.1°, with saturation of 51.7% and lightness of 58.6%. The decimal value for #b15fcc is 11624396, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b15fcc 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#b15fcc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color177, 95, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.4%, 37.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.306, 0.627, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.132, 0.534, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color285.1°, 51.7%, 58.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color285.1°, 53.4%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.123, 21.891, 59.606 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color177, 95, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11624396 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.911, 50.515, -43.072 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.911, 66.385, 319.547 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.911, 33.202, -72.673 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.788, 44.487, -42.782 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.289, 0.191, 21.891 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289814476 / 0xffb15fcc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #b15fcc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b15fcc, its pure hue is 285.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, and its lightness is 58.6%. 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 #b15fcc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160c1a to #9b53b3.

Tints of #b15fcc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b15fcc, its pure hue is 285.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, and its lightness is 58.6%. 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 #b15fcc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bb73d2 to #f5ebf9.

Tones of #b15fcc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b15fcc, its pure hue is 285.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.7%, 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 #b15fcc, which range from #969696 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cb2cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b15fcc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b15fcc! For #b15fcc, 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, #b15fcc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b15fcc

This color, #b15fcc, consists of 69.4% Red, 37.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 177, Green = 95, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b15fcc is 13.2% Cyan, 53.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.4%
C13.2%
G37.3%
M53.4%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 177 95 204
Octal 261 137 314
Hexa #b1 #5f #cc
Binary 10110001 01011111 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 13 53 0 19
Octal 15 65 0 23
Hexa #0d #35 #00 #13
Binary 00001101 00110101 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #b15fcc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b15fcc — which has hue 285.1° — its analogous colors are located at 255.1° and 315.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b15fcc.

Triadic Colors of #b15fcc

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 #b15fcc — which has hue 285.1° — its triadic colors are located at 45.1° and 285.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b15fcc.

Complementary Color of #b15fcc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b15fcc — which has hue 285.1° — its complementary color is located at 105.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b15fcc.

Split Complementary Colors of #b15fcc

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 #b15fcc — which has hue 285.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 75.1° and 285.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b15fcc.

Tetradic Colors of #b15fcc

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 #b15fcc — which has hue 285.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 195.1°, 285.1°, 15.1°, and 105.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b15fcc.

Monochromatic Colors of #b15fcc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b15fcc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6e467b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dea2f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b15fcc

We want to make getting started with #b15fcc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b15fcc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc with other HTML elements.

#b15fcc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b15fcc.
<span style="color: #b15fcc;">The color of this text is #b15fcc.</span>

#b15fcc Background Color

The background color for this text is #b15fcc.
<div style="background-color: #b15fcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b15fcc.</div>

#b15fcc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b15fcc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b15fcc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b15fcc.</span>

#b15fcc Border Color

This is a div with border color #b15fcc.
<div style="border: #b15fcc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b15fcc.</div>

#b15fcc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b15fcc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b15fcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b15fcc on a white background.</div></div>

#b15fcc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b15fcc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b15fcc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b15fcc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b15fcc to White

This is a gradient from #b15fcc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b15fcc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b15fcc to white.</div>

Gradient from #b15fcc to Black

This is a gradient from #b15fcc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b15fcc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b15fcc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b15fcc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b15fcc

In addition to using #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b15fcc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 177, Green = 95, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(177, 95, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b15fcc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b15fcc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b15fcc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(177, 95, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b15fcc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:177, green:95, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:177 green:95 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(177f, 95f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(177, 95, 204);
 

#b15fcc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b15fcc the same way. For those with color blindness, #b15fcc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b15fcc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc 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 #b15fcc 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 3.9:1 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 #b15fcc 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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