Information about #B397E7 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B397E7 falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 151, 231) — 70.2% red, 59.2% green, 90.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 31 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B397E7 reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dull Lavender (#A899E6). Slightly further away sit Bright Lavender (#BF94E4) and Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7).

The recipe behind #B397E7 is rgb(179, 151, 231), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B397E7: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B397E7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B397E7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B397E7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#B397E7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B397E7
  • RGB179, 151, 231
  • CMYK20, 31, 0, 9
  • HSL261°, 63%, 75%
  • HSL Precise261°, 62.5%, 74.902%
  • HSV261°, 35%, 91%
  • HSB261°, 35%, 91%
  • HEX IDB397E7
  • DECIMAL ID11769831
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.6%
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