What color is #B559A5?

#B559A5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B559A5?

The RGB value is 181, 89, 165: 181 red, 89 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B559A5?

The complementary color is #59B569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B559A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B559A5 color

#B559A5 rgb(181, 89, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B559A5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 34.9% green and 64.7% blue (181, 89, 165).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#B559A5 color codes

HEX	`#B559A5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 89, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 34.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 47.36, -24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 53.21, 332.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.42, 19.687, 37.84)`
Decimal	`11884965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B559A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B559A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B559A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B559A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b559a5; }
.text { color: #b559a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b559a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 89 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b559a5, #b55977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B559A5?: #B559A5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B559A5?: The RGB value is 181, 89, 165: 181 red, 89 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B559A5?: The complementary color is #59B569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B559A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.