#b18bfd Color Information

#b18bfd 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 #b18bfd. In RGB, it consists of 69.4% Red, 54.5% Green, and 99.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 30% Cyan, 45.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 260.0°, with saturation of 96.6% and lightness of 76.9%. The decimal value for #b18bfd is 11635709, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b18bfd 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#b18bfd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color177, 139, 253 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.4%, 54.5%, 99.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.306, 0.455, 0.008 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.3, 0.451, 0, 0.008 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color260.0°, 96.6%, 76.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color260.0°, 45.1%, 99.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.094, 34.904, 97.289 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color177, 139, 253 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11635709 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.674, 37.925, -51.816 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.674, 64.212, 306.201 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.674, 10.049, -88.178 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.080, 32.854, -56.279 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.254, 0.197, 34.904 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289825789 / 0xffb18bfd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: November 26, 2024

Shades of #b18bfd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b18bfd, its pure hue is 260.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.6%, and its lightness is 76.9%. 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 #b18bfd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161120 to #9b7add.

Tints of #b18bfd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b18bfd, its pure hue is 260.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.6%, and its lightness is 76.9%. 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 #b18bfd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bb9afd to #f5f1ff.

Tones of #b18bfd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b18bfd, its pure hue is 260.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.6%, 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 #b18bfd, which range from #c4c4c4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b089ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b18bfd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b18bfd! For #b18bfd, 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, #b18bfd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b18bfd

This color, #b18bfd, consists of 69.4% Red, 54.5% Green, and 99.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 177, Green = 139, Blue = 253. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b18bfd is 30% Cyan, 45.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.4%
C30.0%
G54.5%
M45.1%
B99.2%
Y0.0%
K0.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 177 139 253
Octal 261 213 375
Hexa #b1 #8b #fd
Binary 10110001 10001011 11111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 30 45 0 0
Octal 36 55 0 0
Hexa #1e #2d #00 #00
Binary 00011110 00101101 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #b18bfd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b18bfd — which has hue 260.0° — its analogous colors are located at 230.0° and 290.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18bfd.

Triadic Colors of #b18bfd

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 #b18bfd — which has hue 260.0° — its triadic colors are located at 20.0° and 260.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18bfd.

Complementary Color of #b18bfd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b18bfd — which has hue 260.0° — its complementary color is located at 80.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18bfd.

Split Complementary Colors of #b18bfd

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 #b18bfd — which has hue 260.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.0° and 260.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18bfd.

Tetradic Colors of #b18bfd

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 #b18bfd — which has hue 260.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 170.0°, 260.0°, 350.0°, and 80.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b18bfd.

Monochromatic Colors of #b18bfd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b18bfd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8b53fb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8c5ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b18bfd

We want to make getting started with #b18bfd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b18bfd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd with other HTML elements.

#b18bfd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b18bfd.
<span style="color: #b18bfd;">The color of this text is #b18bfd.</span>

#b18bfd Background Color

The background color for this text is #b18bfd.
<div style="background-color: #b18bfd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b18bfd.</div>

#b18bfd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b18bfd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b18bfd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b18bfd.</span>

#b18bfd Border Color

This is a div with border color #b18bfd.
<div style="border: #b18bfd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b18bfd.</div>

#b18bfd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b18bfd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b18bfd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b18bfd on a white background.</div></div>

#b18bfd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b18bfd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b18bfd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b18bfd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b18bfd to White

This is a gradient from #b18bfd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b18bfd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b18bfd to white.</div>

Gradient from #b18bfd to Black

This is a gradient from #b18bfd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b18bfd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b18bfd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b18bfd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b18bfd

In addition to using #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b18bfd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 177, Green = 139, Blue = 253). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(177, 139, 253)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b18bfd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b18bfd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b18bfd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(177, 139, 253);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b18bfd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:177, green:139, blue:253, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:177 green:139 blue:253 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(177f, 139f, 253f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(177, 139, 253);
 

#b18bfd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b18bfd the same way. For those with color blindness, #b18bfd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b18bfd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd 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 #b18bfd 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