What color is #B59DE5?

#B59DE5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59DE5?

The RGB value is 181, 157, 229: 181 red, 157 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59DE5?

The complementary color is #CDE59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59DE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59DE5 color

#B59DE5 rgb(181, 157, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59DE5 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.6% green and 89.8% blue (181, 157, 229).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#B59DE5 color codes

HEX	`#B59DE5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 157, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 23.27, -33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 40.49, 305.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.253, 39.595, 79.372)`
Decimal	`11902437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59DE5, 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 #B59DE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59DE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #B59DE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59de5; }
.text { color: #b59de5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59de5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 157 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59de5, #d99de5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59DE5?: #B59DE5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59DE5?: The RGB value is 181, 157, 229: 181 red, 157 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59DE5?: The complementary color is #CDE59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59DE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.