#b28aed Color Information

#b28aed 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 #b28aed. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 54.1% Green, and 92.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 24.9% Cyan, 41.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 264.2°, with saturation of 73.3% and lightness of 73.5%. The decimal value for #b28aed is 11700973, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b28aed 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#b28aed Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 138, 237 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 54.1%, 92.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.459, 0.071 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.249, 0.418, 0, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color264.2°, 73.3%, 73.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color264.2°, 41.8%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.735, 33.756, 84.384 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 138, 237 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11700973 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.769, 34.904, -44.452 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.769, 56.518, 308.139 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.769, 12.831, -75.471 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.100, 29.617, -45.442 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.266, 0.210, 33.756 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289891053 / 0xffb28aed Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Shades of #b28aed

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b28aed, its pure hue is 264.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 73.5%. 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 #b28aed, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16111e to #9c79cf.

Tints of #b28aed

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b28aed, its pure hue is 264.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 73.5%. 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 #b28aed, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bc99ef to #f5f0fd.

Tones of #b28aed

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b28aed, its pure hue is 264.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, 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 #b28aed, which range from #bcbcbc (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #af78ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b28aed

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b28aed! For #b28aed, 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, #b28aed. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b28aed

This color, #b28aed, consists of 69.8% Red, 54.1% Green, and 92.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 138, Blue = 237. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b28aed is 24.9% Cyan, 41.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C24.9%
G54.1%
M41.8%
B92.9%
Y0.0%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 138 237
Octal 262 212 355
Hexa #b2 #8a #ed
Binary 10110010 10001010 11101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 41 0 7
Octal 30 51 0 7
Hexa #18 #29 #00 #07
Binary 00011000 00101001 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #b28aed

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b28aed — which has hue 264.2° — its analogous colors are located at 234.2° and 294.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b28aed.

Triadic Colors of #b28aed

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 #b28aed — which has hue 264.2° — its triadic colors are located at 24.2° and 264.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b28aed.

Complementary Color of #b28aed

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b28aed — which has hue 264.2° — its complementary color is located at 84.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b28aed.

Split Complementary Colors of #b28aed

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 #b28aed — which has hue 264.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.2° and 264.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b28aed.

Tetradic Colors of #b28aed

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 #b28aed — which has hue 264.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 174.2°, 264.2°, 354.2°, and 84.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b28aed.

Monochromatic Colors of #b28aed

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b28aed, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8e5dd7 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8c0fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b28aed

We want to make getting started with #b28aed on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b28aed into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b28aed 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 #b28aed with other HTML elements.

#b28aed Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b28aed.
<span style="color: #b28aed;">The color of this text is #b28aed.</span>

#b28aed Background Color

The background color for this text is #b28aed.
<div style="background-color: #b28aed; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b28aed.</div>

#b28aed Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b28aed.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b28aed;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b28aed.</span>

#b28aed Border Color

This is a div with border color #b28aed.
<div style="border: #b28aed 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b28aed.</div>

#b28aed Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b28aed on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b28aed; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b28aed on a white background.</div></div>

#b28aed Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b28aed on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b28aed; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b28aed on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b28aed to White

This is a gradient from #b28aed to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b28aed,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b28aed to white.</div>

Gradient from #b28aed to Black

This is a gradient from #b28aed to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b28aed,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b28aed,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b28aed to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b28aed

In addition to using #b28aed 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 #b28aed in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b28aed, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 138, Blue = 237). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b28aed 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 #b28aed
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 138, 237)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b28aed; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b28aed; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b28aed; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 138, 237);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b28aed")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:138, blue:237, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:138 blue:237 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 138f, 237f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 138, 237);
 

#b28aed Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b28aed the same way. For those with color blindness, #b28aed might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b28aed looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b28aed 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 #b28aed 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 #b28aed 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 #b28aed 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 2.7:1 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