What color is #B586A8?

#B586A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B586A8?

The RGB value is 181, 134, 168: 181 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B586A8?

The complementary color is #86B593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B586A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B586A8 color

#B586A8 rgb(181, 134, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B586A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 52.5% green and 65.9% blue (181, 134, 168).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#B586A8 color codes

HEX	`#B586A8`
RGB	`rgb(181, 134, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 52.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, 23.57, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 25.98, 335.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.649, 29.702, 40.946)`
Decimal	`11896488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B586A8, 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 #B586A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B586A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #B586A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b586a8; }
.text { color: #b586a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b586a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 134 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b586a8, #b58691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B586A8?: #B586A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B586A8?: The RGB value is 181, 134, 168: 181 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B586A8?: The complementary color is #86B593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B586A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.