What color is #B594B9?

#B594B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B594B9?

The RGB value is 181, 148, 185: 181 red, 148 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B594B9?

The complementary color is #98B994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B594B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B594B9 color

#B594B9 rgb(181, 148, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B594B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58% green and 72.5% blue (181, 148, 185).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#B594B9 color codes

HEX	`#B594B9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 148, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 18.93, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 23.88, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.402, 34.507, 50.527)`
Decimal	`11900089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B594B9, 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 #B594B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B594B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #B594B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b594b9; }
.text { color: #b594b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b594b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 148 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b594b9, #b994ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B594B9?: #B594B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B594B9?: The RGB value is 181, 148, 185: 181 red, 148 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B594B9?: The complementary color is #98B994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B594B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.