What color is #B59AB9?

#B59AB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59AB9?

The RGB value is 181, 154, 185: 181 red, 154 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59AB9?

The complementary color is #9EB99A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59AB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59AB9 color

#B59AB9 rgb(181, 154, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59AB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60.4% green and 72.5% blue (181, 154, 185).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B59AB9 color codes

HEX	`#B59AB9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 154, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 15.58, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 19.86, 321.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.367, 36.438, 50.849)`
Decimal	`11901625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59AB9, 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 #B59AB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59AB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B59AB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ab9; }
.text { color: #b59ab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 154 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ab9, #b99aad); }

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Questions

What color is #B59AB9?: #B59AB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59AB9?: The RGB value is 181, 154, 185: 181 red, 154 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59AB9?: The complementary color is #9EB99A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59AB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.