What color is #B59EB9?

#B59EB9 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 #B59EB9?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 185: 181 red, 158 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EB9?

The complementary color is #A2B99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EB9 color

#B59EB9 rgb(181, 158, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59EB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 72.5% blue (181, 158, 185).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#B59EB9 color codes

HEX	`#B59EB9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 13.35, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 17.18, 321.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.039, 37.781, 51.073)`
Decimal	`11902649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EB9, 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 #B59EB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #B59EB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59eb9; }
.text { color: #b59eb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59eb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59eb9, #b99eb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59EB9?: #B59EB9 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 #B59EB9?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 185: 181 red, 158 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EB9?: The complementary color is #A2B99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.