#b84afa Color Information

#b84afa 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 #b84afa. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 29.0% Green, and 98.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.4% Cyan, 70.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 277.5°, with saturation of 94.6% and lightness of 63.5%. The decimal value for #b84afa is 12077818, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc33ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b84afa 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#b84afa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color184, 74, 250 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.2%, 29.0%, 98.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.278, 0.710, 0.020 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.264, 0.704, 0, 0.02 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color277.5°, 94.6%, 63.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color277.5°, 70.4%, 98.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.471, 21.990, 92.607 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color184, 74, 250 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12077818 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.016, 71.241, -68.774 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.016, 99.021, 316.010 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.016, 32.396, -114.120 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.893, 68.184, -84.262 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.256, 0.143, 21.990 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290267898 / 0xffb84afa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc33ff Copy
Last Updated: December 14, 2024

Shades of #b84afa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b84afa, its pure hue is 277.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, and its lightness is 63.5%. 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 #b84afa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17091f to #a141db.

Tints of #b84afa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b84afa, its pure hue is 277.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, and its lightness is 63.5%. 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 #b84afa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c161fb to #f6e8fe.

Tones of #b84afa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b84afa, its pure hue is 277.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.6%, 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 #b84afa, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b945ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b84afa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b84afa! For #b84afa, 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, #b84afa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b84afa

This color, #b84afa, consists of 72.2% Red, 29.0% Green, and 98.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 74, Blue = 250. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b84afa is 26.4% Cyan, 70.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.2%
C26.4%
G29.0%
M70.4%
B98.0%
Y0.0%
K2.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 184 74 250
Octal 270 112 372
Hexa #b8 #4a #fa
Binary 10111000 01001010 11111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 70 0 1
Octal 32 106 0 1
Hexa #1a #46 #00 #01
Binary 00011010 01000110 00000000 00000001

Analogous Colors of #b84afa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b84afa — which has hue 277.5° — its analogous colors are located at 247.5° and 307.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b84afa.

Triadic Colors of #b84afa

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 #b84afa — which has hue 277.5° — its triadic colors are located at 37.5° and 277.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b84afa.

Complementary Color of #b84afa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b84afa — which has hue 277.5° — its complementary color is located at 97.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b84afa.

Split Complementary Colors of #b84afa

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 #b84afa — which has hue 277.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 67.5° and 277.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b84afa.

Tetradic Colors of #b84afa

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 #b84afa — which has hue 277.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 187.5°, 277.5°, 7.5°, and 97.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b84afa.

Monochromatic Colors of #b84afa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b84afa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8e09de — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dca3fe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b84afa

We want to make getting started with #b84afa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b84afa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b84afa 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 #b84afa with other HTML elements.

#b84afa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b84afa.
<span style="color: #b84afa;">The color of this text is #b84afa.</span>

#b84afa Background Color

The background color for this text is #b84afa.
<div style="background-color: #b84afa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b84afa.</div>

#b84afa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b84afa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b84afa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b84afa.</span>

#b84afa Border Color

This is a div with border color #b84afa.
<div style="border: #b84afa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b84afa.</div>

#b84afa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b84afa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b84afa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b84afa on a white background.</div></div>

#b84afa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b84afa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b84afa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b84afa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b84afa to White

This is a gradient from #b84afa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b84afa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b84afa to white.</div>

Gradient from #b84afa to Black

This is a gradient from #b84afa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b84afa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b84afa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b84afa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b84afa

In addition to using #b84afa 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 #b84afa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b84afa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 74, Blue = 250). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b84afa 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 #b84afa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(184, 74, 250)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b84afa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b84afa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b84afa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(184, 74, 250);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b84afa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:184, green:74, blue:250, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:74 blue:250 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(184f, 74f, 250f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(184, 74, 250);
 

#b84afa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b84afa the same way. For those with color blindness, #b84afa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b84afa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b84afa 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 #b84afa 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 #b84afa 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 #b84afa 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 3.9:1 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 #b84afa 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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