What color is #B59EC0?

#B59EC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59EC0?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 192: 181 red, 158 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EC0?

The complementary color is #A9C09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EC0 color

#B59EC0 rgb(181, 158, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59EC0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 75.3% blue (181, 158, 192).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B59EC0 color codes

HEX	`#B59EC0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, 14.74, -14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 20.59, 315.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.796, 38.084, 55.061)`
Decimal	`11902656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EC0, 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 #B59EC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B59EC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ec0; }
.text { color: #b59ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ec0, #c09eba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59EC0?: #B59EC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59EC0?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 192: 181 red, 158 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EC0?: The complementary color is #A9C09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.