What color is #B59DBA?

#B59DBA 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 #B59DBA?

The RGB value is 181, 157, 186: 181 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59DBA?

The complementary color is #A2BA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59DBA color

#B59DBA rgb(181, 157, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59DBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.6% green and 72.9% blue (181, 157, 186).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 8.5:1).

#B59DBA color codes

HEX	`#B59DBA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 157, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, 14.11, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 18.33, 320.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.975, 37.483, 51.574)`
Decimal	`11902394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59DBA, 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 #B59DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #B59DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59dba; }
.text { color: #b59dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 157 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59dba, #ba9db0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B59DBA?: #B59DBA 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 #B59DBA?: The RGB value is 181, 157, 186: 181 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59DBA?: The complementary color is #A2BA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.