What color is #B590AD?

#B590AD 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 #B590AD?

The RGB value is 181, 144, 173: 181 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B590AD?

The complementary color is #90B598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B590AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B590AD color

#B590AD rgb(181, 144, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B590AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.5% green and 67.8% blue (181, 144, 173).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#B590AD color codes

HEX	`#B590AD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 144, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 18.89, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 21.31, 332.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.571, 32.788, 43.929)`
Decimal	`11899053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B590AD, 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 #B590AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B590AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #B590AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b590ad; }
.text { color: #b590ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b590ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 144 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b590ad, #b5909b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B590AD?: #B590AD 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 #B590AD?: The RGB value is 181, 144, 173: 181 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B590AD?: The complementary color is #90B598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B590AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.