What color is #B59DB6?

#B59DB6 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 #B59DB6?

The RGB value is 181, 157, 182: 181 red, 157 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59DB6?

The complementary color is #9EB69D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59DB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59DB6 color

#B59DB6 rgb(181, 157, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59DB6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.6% green and 71.4% blue (181, 157, 182).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B59DB6 color codes

HEX	`#B59DB6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 157, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 13.33, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 16.46, 324.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.555, 37.316, 49.366)`
Decimal	`11902390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59DB6, 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 #B59DB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59DB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B59DB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59db6; }
.text { color: #b59db6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59db6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 157 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59db6, #b69dab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59DB6?: #B59DB6 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 #B59DB6?: The RGB value is 181, 157, 182: 181 red, 157 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59DB6?: The complementary color is #9EB69D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59DB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.