What color is #B59AB2?

#B59AB2 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 #B59AB2?

The RGB value is 181, 154, 178: 181 red, 154 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59AB2?

The complementary color is #9AB59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59AB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59AB2 color

#B59AB2 rgb(181, 154, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59AB2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60.4% green and 69.8% blue (181, 154, 178).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#B59AB2 color codes

HEX	`#B59AB2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 154, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, 14.24, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 16.7, 328.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.647, 36.15, 47.053)`
Decimal	`11901618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59AB2, 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 #B59AB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59AB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #B59AB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ab2; }
.text { color: #b59ab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 154 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ab2, #b59aa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59AB2?: #B59AB2 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 #B59AB2?: The RGB value is 181, 154, 178: 181 red, 154 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59AB2?: The complementary color is #9AB59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59AB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.