What color is #B594AE?

#B594AE 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 #B594AE?

The RGB value is 181, 148, 174: 181 red, 148 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B594AE?

The complementary color is #94B59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B594AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B594AE color

#B594AE rgb(181, 148, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B594AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58% green and 68.2% blue (181, 148, 174).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% 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 7.81:1).

#B594AE color codes

HEX	`#B594AE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 148, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, 16.83, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 19.05, 332.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.285, 34.06, 44.646)`
Decimal	`11900078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B594AE, 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 #B594AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B594AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B594AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b594ae; }
.text { color: #b594ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b594ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 148 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b594ae, #b5949d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B594AE?: #B594AE 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 #B594AE?: The RGB value is 181, 148, 174: 181 red, 148 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B594AE?: The complementary color is #94B59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B594AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.