What color is #B59CBC?

#B59CBC 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 #B59CBC?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 188: 181 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59CBC?

The complementary color is #A3BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59CBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59CBC color

#B59CBC rgb(181, 156, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59CBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 73.7% blue (181, 156, 188).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#B59CBC color codes

HEX	`#B59CBC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.45, 15.06, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.45, 19.95, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.02, 37.232, 52.645)`
Decimal	`11902140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59CBC, 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 #B59CBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59CBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #B59CBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59cbc; }
.text { color: #b59cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59cbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59cbc, #bc9cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B59CBC?: #B59CBC 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 #B59CBC?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 188: 181 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59CBC?: The complementary color is #A3BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59CBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.