#b203eb Color Information

#b203eb 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 #b203eb. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 1.2% Green, and 92.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 24.3% Cyan, 98.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 285.3°, with saturation of 97.5% and lightness of 46.7%. The decimal value for #b203eb is 11666411, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9900ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b203eb 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#b203eb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 3, 235 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 1.2%, 92.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.988, 0.078 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.243, 0.987, 0, 0.078 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color285.3°, 97.5%, 46.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color285.3°, 98.7%, 92.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.388, 15.528, 79.835 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 3, 235 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11666411 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.349, 84.046, -72.847 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.349, 111.223, 319.083 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.349, 39.884, -115.713 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.406, 82.280, -92.535 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.259, 0.121, 15.528 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289856491 / 0xffb203eb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9900ff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b203eb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b203eb, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.5%, and its lightness is 46.7%. 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 #b203eb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16001d to #9c03ce.

Tints of #b203eb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b203eb, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.5%, and its lightness is 46.7%. 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 #b203eb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bc23ee to #f5e0fd.

Tones of #b203eb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b203eb, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.5%, 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 #b203eb, which range from #777777 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b400ee (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b203eb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b203eb! For #b203eb, 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, #b203eb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b203eb

This color, #b203eb, consists of 69.8% Red, 1.2% Green, and 92.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 3, Blue = 235. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b203eb is 24.3% Cyan, 98.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C24.3%
G1.2%
M98.7%
B92.2%
Y0.0%
K7.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 3 235
Octal 262 3 353
Hexa #b2 #03 #eb
Binary 10110010 00000011 11101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 98 0 7
Octal 30 142 0 7
Hexa #18 #62 #00 #07
Binary 00011000 01100010 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #b203eb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b203eb — which has hue 285.3° — its analogous colors are located at 255.3° and 315.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b203eb.

Triadic Colors of #b203eb

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 #b203eb — which has hue 285.3° — its triadic colors are located at 45.3° and 285.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b203eb.

Complementary Color of #b203eb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b203eb — which has hue 285.3° — its complementary color is located at 105.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b203eb.

Split Complementary Colors of #b203eb

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 #b203eb — which has hue 285.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 75.3° and 285.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b203eb.

Tetradic Colors of #b203eb

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 #b203eb — which has hue 285.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 195.3°, 285.3°, 15.3°, and 105.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b203eb.

Monochromatic Colors of #b203eb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b203eb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #590275 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d967fe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b203eb

We want to make getting started with #b203eb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b203eb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b203eb 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 #b203eb with other HTML elements.

#b203eb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b203eb.
<span style="color: #b203eb;">The color of this text is #b203eb.</span>

#b203eb Background Color

The background color for this text is #b203eb.
<div style="background-color: #b203eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b203eb.</div>

#b203eb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b203eb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b203eb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b203eb.</span>

#b203eb Border Color

This is a div with border color #b203eb.
<div style="border: #b203eb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b203eb.</div>

#b203eb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b203eb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b203eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b203eb on a white background.</div></div>

#b203eb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b203eb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b203eb; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b203eb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b203eb to White

This is a gradient from #b203eb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b203eb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b203eb to white.</div>

Gradient from #b203eb to Black

This is a gradient from #b203eb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b203eb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b203eb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b203eb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b203eb

In addition to using #b203eb 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 #b203eb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b203eb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 3, Blue = 235). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b203eb 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 #b203eb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 3, 235)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b203eb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b203eb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b203eb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 3, 235);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b203eb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:3, blue:235, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:3 blue:235 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 3f, 235f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 3, 235);
 

#b203eb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b203eb the same way. For those with color blindness, #b203eb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b203eb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b203eb 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 #b203eb 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 #b203eb 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 #b203eb 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 5.1:1 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 #b203eb would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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