What color is #B58BB5?

#B58BB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58BB5?

The RGB value is 181, 139, 181: 181 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58BB5?

The complementary color is #8BB58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58BB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58BB5 color

#B58BB5 rgb(181, 139, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B58BB5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 54.5% green and 71% blue (181, 139, 181).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B58BB5 color codes

HEX	`#B58BB5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 139, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 54.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 23.2, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 28.08, 325.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.628, 31.626, 47.882)`
Decimal	`11897781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58BB5, 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 #B58BB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B58BB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B58BB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58bb5; }
.text { color: #b58bb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58bb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 139 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58bb5, #b58ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B58BB5?: #B58BB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58BB5?: The RGB value is 181, 139, 181: 181 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58BB5?: The complementary color is #8BB58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58BB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.