What color is #B59EC4?

#B59EC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59EC4?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 196: 181 red, 158 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EC4?

The complementary color is #ADC49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EC4 color

#B59EC4 rgb(181, 158, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59EC4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 76.9% blue (181, 158, 196).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#B59EC4 color codes

HEX	`#B59EC4`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 15.55, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 22.59, 313.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.245, 38.263, 57.427)`
Decimal	`11902660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EC4, 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 #B59EC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #B59EC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ec4; }
.text { color: #b59ec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ec4, #c49ec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B59EC4?: #B59EC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59EC4?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 196: 181 red, 158 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EC4?: The complementary color is #ADC49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.