What color is #B59EEE?

#B59EEE 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 #B59EEE?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 238: 181 red, 158 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EEE?

The complementary color is #D7EE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EEE color

#B59EEE rgb(181, 158, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59EEE is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 93.3% blue (181, 158, 238).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 70% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#B59EEE color codes

HEX	`#B59EEE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 70%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.79, 24.8, -37.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.79, 44.64, 303.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.712, 40.45, 86.219)`
Decimal	`11902702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EEE, 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 #B59EEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #B59EEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59eee; }
.text { color: #b59eee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59eee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59eee, #dd9eee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B59EEE?: #B59EEE 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 #B59EEE?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 238: 181 red, 158 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EEE?: The complementary color is #D7EE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.