What color is #B595CF?

#B595CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B595CF?

The RGB value is 181, 149, 207: 181 red, 149 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B595CF?

The complementary color is #AFCF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B595CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B595CF color

#B595CF rgb(181, 149, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B595CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58.4% green and 81.2% blue (181, 149, 207).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#B595CF color codes

HEX	`#B595CF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 149, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 22.88, -25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 34.1, 312.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.064, 35.824, 63.771)`
Decimal	`11900367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B595CF, 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 #B595CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B595CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #B595CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b595cf; }
.text { color: #b595cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b595cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 149 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b595cf, #cf95cc); }

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Questions

What color is #B595CF?: #B595CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B595CF?: The RGB value is 181, 149, 207: 181 red, 149 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B595CF?: The complementary color is #AFCF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B595CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.