#b31cc9 Color Information

#b31cc9 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 #b31cc9. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 11.0% Green, and 78.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.9% Cyan, 86.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 292.4°, with saturation of 75.5% and lightness of 44.9%. The decimal value for #b31cc9 is 11738313, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc33cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b31cc9 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#b31cc9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 28, 201 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 11.0%, 78.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.890, 0.212 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.109, 0.861, 0, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color292.4°, 75.5%, 44.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color292.4°, 86.1%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.548, 14.631, 56.525 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color179, 28, 201 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11738313 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.125, 75.245, -55.352 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.125, 93.411, 323.661 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.125, 49.581, -90.196 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.251, 70.950, -60.840 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.293, 0.145, 14.631 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289928393 / 0xffb31cc9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc33cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b31cc9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b31cc9, its pure hue is 292.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.5%, and its lightness is 44.9%. 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 #b31cc9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160419 to #9d19b0.

Tints of #b31cc9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b31cc9, its pure hue is 292.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.5%, and its lightness is 44.9%. 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 #b31cc9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd38d0 to #f6e3f8.

Tones of #b31cc9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b31cc9, its pure hue is 292.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.5%, 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 #b31cc9, which range from #737373 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c800e5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b31cc9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b31cc9! For #b31cc9, 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, #b31cc9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b31cc9

This color, #b31cc9, consists of 70.2% Red, 11.0% Green, and 78.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 28, Blue = 201. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b31cc9 is 10.9% Cyan, 86.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C10.9%
G11.0%
M86.1%
B78.8%
Y0.0%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 28 201
Octal 263 34 311
Hexa #b3 #1c #c9
Binary 10110011 00011100 11001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 10 86 0 21
Octal 12 126 0 25
Hexa #0a #56 #00 #15
Binary 00001010 01010110 00000000 00010101

Analogous Colors of #b31cc9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b31cc9 — which has hue 292.4° — its analogous colors are located at 262.4° and 322.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31cc9.

Triadic Colors of #b31cc9

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 #b31cc9 — which has hue 292.4° — its triadic colors are located at 52.4° and 292.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31cc9.

Complementary Color of #b31cc9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b31cc9 — which has hue 292.4° — its complementary color is located at 112.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31cc9.

Split Complementary Colors of #b31cc9

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 #b31cc9 — which has hue 292.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 82.4° and 292.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31cc9.

Tetradic Colors of #b31cc9

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 #b31cc9 — which has hue 292.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 202.4°, 292.4°, 22.4°, and 112.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31cc9.

Monochromatic Colors of #b31cc9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b31cc9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #54155e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e263f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b31cc9

We want to make getting started with #b31cc9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b31cc9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9 with other HTML elements.

#b31cc9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b31cc9.
<span style="color: #b31cc9;">The color of this text is #b31cc9.</span>

#b31cc9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b31cc9.
<div style="background-color: #b31cc9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b31cc9.</div>

#b31cc9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b31cc9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b31cc9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b31cc9.</span>

#b31cc9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b31cc9.
<div style="border: #b31cc9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b31cc9.</div>

#b31cc9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b31cc9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b31cc9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b31cc9 on a white background.</div></div>

#b31cc9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b31cc9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b31cc9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b31cc9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b31cc9 to White

This is a gradient from #b31cc9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b31cc9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b31cc9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b31cc9 to Black

This is a gradient from #b31cc9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b31cc9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b31cc9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b31cc9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b31cc9

In addition to using #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b31cc9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 28, Blue = 201). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 28, 201)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b31cc9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b31cc9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b31cc9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 28, 201);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b31cc9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:28, blue:201, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:28 blue:201 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 28f, 201f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 28, 201);
 

#b31cc9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b31cc9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b31cc9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b31cc9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9 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 #b31cc9 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 5.3:1 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 #b31cc9 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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