#b23aab Color Information

#b23aab 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 #b23aab. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 22.7% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 67.4% Magenta, 3.9% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 303.5°, with saturation of 50.8% and lightness of 46.3%. The decimal value for #b23aab is 11680427, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b23aab 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#b23aab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 58, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 22.7%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.773, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.674, 0.039, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color303.5°, 50.8%, 46.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color303.5°, 67.4%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.224, 15.431, 40.072 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 58, 171 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11680427 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.219, 61.402, -36.050 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.219, 71.203, 329.582 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.219, 53.807, -61.170 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.283, 54.959, -32.983 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.329, 0.187, 15.431 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289870507 / 0xffb23aab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b23aab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b23aab, its pure hue is 303.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, and its lightness is 46.3%. 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 #b23aab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160715 to #9c3396.

Tints of #b23aab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b23aab, its pure hue is 303.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, and its lightness is 46.3%. 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 #b23aab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bc53b6 to #f5e6f5.

Tones of #b23aab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b23aab, its pure hue is 303.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.8%, 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 #b23aab, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ec00de (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b23aab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b23aab! For #b23aab, 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, #b23aab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b23aab

This color, #b23aab, consists of 69.8% Red, 22.7% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 58, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b23aab is 0% Cyan, 67.4% Magenta, 3.9% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C0.0%
G22.7%
M67.4%
B67.1%
Y3.9%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 58 171
Octal 262 72 253
Hexa #b2 #3a #ab
Binary 10110010 00111010 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 67 3 30
Octal 0 103 3 36
Hexa #00 #43 #03 #1e
Binary 00000000 01000011 00000011 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b23aab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b23aab — which has hue 303.5° — its analogous colors are located at 273.5° and 333.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b23aab.

Triadic Colors of #b23aab

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 #b23aab — which has hue 303.5° — its triadic colors are located at 63.5° and 303.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b23aab.

Complementary Color of #b23aab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b23aab — which has hue 303.5° — its complementary color is located at 123.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b23aab.

Split Complementary Colors of #b23aab

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 #b23aab — which has hue 303.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 93.5° and 303.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b23aab.

Tetradic Colors of #b23aab

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 #b23aab — which has hue 303.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 213.5°, 303.5°, 33.5°, and 123.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b23aab.

Monochromatic Colors of #b23aab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b23aab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4b2c49 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ec76e5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b23aab

We want to make getting started with #b23aab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b23aab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b23aab 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 #b23aab with other HTML elements.

#b23aab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b23aab.
<span style="color: #b23aab;">The color of this text is #b23aab.</span>

#b23aab Background Color

The background color for this text is #b23aab.
<div style="background-color: #b23aab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b23aab.</div>

#b23aab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b23aab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b23aab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b23aab.</span>

#b23aab Border Color

This is a div with border color #b23aab.
<div style="border: #b23aab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b23aab.</div>

#b23aab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b23aab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b23aab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b23aab on a white background.</div></div>

#b23aab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b23aab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b23aab; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b23aab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b23aab to White

This is a gradient from #b23aab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b23aab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b23aab to white.</div>

Gradient from #b23aab to Black

This is a gradient from #b23aab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b23aab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b23aab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b23aab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b23aab

In addition to using #b23aab 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 #b23aab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b23aab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 58, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b23aab 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 #b23aab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 58, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b23aab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b23aab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b23aab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 58, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b23aab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:58, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:58 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 58f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 58, 171);
 

#b23aab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b23aab the same way. For those with color blindness, #b23aab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b23aab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b23aab 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 #b23aab 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 #b23aab 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 #b23aab 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 #b23aab 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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