What color is #B598B0?

#B598B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B598B0?

The RGB value is 181, 152, 176: 181 red, 152 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B598B0?

The complementary color is #98B59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B598B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B598B0 color

#B598B0 rgb(181, 152, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B598B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 59.6% green and 69% blue (181, 152, 176).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#B598B0 color codes

HEX	`#B598B0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 152, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 59.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, 14.98, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 17.2, 330.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.12, 35.416, 45.894)`
Decimal	`11901104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B598B0, 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 #B598B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B598B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #B598B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b598b0; }
.text { color: #b598b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b598b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 152 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b598b0, #b598a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B598B0?: #B598B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B598B0?: The RGB value is 181, 152, 176: 181 red, 152 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B598B0?: The complementary color is #98B59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B598B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.