What color is #B589AB?

#B589AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B589AB?

The RGB value is 181, 137, 171: 181 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B589AB?

The complementary color is #89B593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B589AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B589AB color

#B589AB rgb(181, 137, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B589AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 53.7% green and 67.1% blue (181, 137, 171).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#B589AB color codes

HEX	`#B589AB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 137, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 53.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, 22.44, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 25.17, 333.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.352, 30.657, 42.575)`
Decimal	`11897259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B589AB, 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 #B589AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B589AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #B589AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b589ab; }
.text { color: #b589ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b589ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 137 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b589ab, #b58995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B589AB?: #B589AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B589AB?: The RGB value is 181, 137, 171: 181 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B589AB?: The complementary color is #89B593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B589AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.