#b577dc Color Information

#b577dc 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 #b577dc. In RGB, it consists of 71.0% Red, 46.7% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.7% Cyan, 45.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 276.8°, with saturation of 59.1% and lightness of 66.5%. The decimal value for #b577dc is 11892700, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b577dc 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#b577dc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color181, 119, 220 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.0%, 46.7%, 86.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.290, 0.533, 0.137 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.177, 0.459, 0, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color276.8°, 59.1%, 66.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color276.8°, 45.9%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.571, 28.185, 71.117 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color181, 119, 220 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11892700 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color60.055, 42.354, -42.398 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)60.055, 59.929, 314.970 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color60.055, 24.072, -72.115 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color53.089, 36.780, -42.261 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.280, 0.204, 28.185 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290082780 / 0xffb577dc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #b577dc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b577dc, its pure hue is 276.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #b577dc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170f1c to #9e68c1.

Tints of #b577dc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b577dc, its pure hue is 276.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #b577dc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #be88e0 to #f6eefb.

Tones of #b577dc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b577dc, its pure hue is 276.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, 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 #b577dc, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bd54ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b577dc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b577dc! For #b577dc, 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, #b577dc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b577dc

This color, #b577dc, consists of 71.0% Red, 46.7% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 181, Green = 119, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b577dc is 17.7% Cyan, 45.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.0%
C17.7%
G46.7%
M45.9%
B86.3%
Y0.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 181 119 220
Octal 265 167 334
Hexa #b5 #77 #dc
Binary 10110101 01110111 11011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 45 0 13
Octal 21 55 0 15
Hexa #11 #2d #00 #0d
Binary 00010001 00101101 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #b577dc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b577dc — which has hue 276.8° — its analogous colors are located at 246.8° and 306.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b577dc.

Triadic Colors of #b577dc

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 #b577dc — which has hue 276.8° — its triadic colors are located at 36.8° and 276.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b577dc.

Complementary Color of #b577dc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b577dc — which has hue 276.8° — its complementary color is located at 96.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b577dc.

Split Complementary Colors of #b577dc

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 #b577dc — which has hue 276.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 66.8° and 276.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b577dc.

Tetradic Colors of #b577dc

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 #b577dc — which has hue 276.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 186.8°, 276.8°, 6.8°, and 96.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b577dc.

Monochromatic Colors of #b577dc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b577dc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8a4eb0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dcb2f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b577dc

We want to make getting started with #b577dc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b577dc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b577dc 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 #b577dc with other HTML elements.

#b577dc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b577dc.
<span style="color: #b577dc;">The color of this text is #b577dc.</span>

#b577dc Background Color

The background color for this text is #b577dc.
<div style="background-color: #b577dc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b577dc.</div>

#b577dc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b577dc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b577dc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b577dc.</span>

#b577dc Border Color

This is a div with border color #b577dc.
<div style="border: #b577dc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b577dc.</div>

#b577dc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b577dc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b577dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b577dc on a white background.</div></div>

#b577dc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b577dc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b577dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b577dc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b577dc to White

This is a gradient from #b577dc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b577dc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b577dc to white.</div>

Gradient from #b577dc to Black

This is a gradient from #b577dc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b577dc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b577dc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b577dc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b577dc

In addition to using #b577dc 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 #b577dc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b577dc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 181, Green = 119, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b577dc 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 #b577dc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(181, 119, 220)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b577dc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b577dc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b577dc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(181, 119, 220);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b577dc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:181, green:119, blue:220, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:181 green:119 blue:220 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(181f, 119f, 220f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(181, 119, 220);
 

#b577dc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b577dc the same way. For those with color blindness, #b577dc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b577dc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b577dc 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 #b577dc 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 #b577dc 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 #b577dc 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 3.2:1 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 #b577dc 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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