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Color space conversion

Conversion of this color for each color space representation
RGB open »
Red Green Blue
70.59% 59.22% 93.33%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
260° 71.9% 76.27%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
260° 36.55% 93.33%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.71 0.59 0.93
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.72 0.72 0.76
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.72 0.37 0.93
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
24% 37% 0% 7%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.67 0.15 0.03
XYZ
X Y Z
45.32 38.01 85.84
CIE Lab
L a b
68.03 28.44 -39.88

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CSS notation

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#b497ee
rgb(180,151,238)
hsl(260, 72%, 76%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #b497ee

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #b497ee

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #b497ee

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #b497ee

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.