What color is #B587B5?

#B587B5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B587B5?

The RGB value is 181, 135, 181: 181 red, 135 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B587B5?

The complementary color is #87B587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B587B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B587B5 color

#B587B5 rgb(181, 135, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B587B5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 52.9% green and 71% blue (181, 135, 181).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#B587B5 color codes

HEX	`#B587B5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 135, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 52.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 25.44, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 30.75, 325.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.06, 30.489, 47.693)`
Decimal	`11896757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B587B5, 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 #B587B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B587B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B587B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b587b5; }
.text { color: #b587b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b587b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 135 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b587b5, #b5879e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B587B5?: #B587B5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B587B5?: The RGB value is 181, 135, 181: 181 red, 135 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B587B5?: The complementary color is #87B587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B587B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.