What color is #B59CDA?

#B59CDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59CDA?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 218: 181 red, 156 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59CDA?

The complementary color is #C1DA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59CDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59CDA color

#B59CDA rgb(181, 156, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59CDA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 85.5% blue (181, 156, 218).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 46% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#B59CDA color codes

HEX	`#B59CDA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 46%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.51, 21.35, -28.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.51, 35.31, 307.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.597, 38.663, 71.482)`
Decimal	`11902170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59CDA, 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 #B59CDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59CDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #B59CDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59cda; }
.text { color: #b59cda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59cda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59cda, #d49cda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B59CDA?: #B59CDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59CDA?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 218: 181 red, 156 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59CDA?: The complementary color is #C1DA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59CDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.