What color is #B59FB0?

#B59FB0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59FB0?

The RGB value is 181, 159, 176: 181 red, 159 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59FB0?

The complementary color is #9FB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59FB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59FB0 color

#B59FB0 rgb(181, 159, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59FB0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.4% green and 69% blue (181, 159, 176).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#B59FB0 color codes

HEX	`#B59FB0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 159, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, 11.08, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 12.52, 332.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.29, 37.755, 46.284)`
Decimal	`11902896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59FB0, 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 #B59FB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59FB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #B59FB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59fb0; }
.text { color: #b59fb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59fb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 159 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59fb0, #b59fa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59FB0?: #B59FB0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59FB0?: The RGB value is 181, 159, 176: 181 red, 159 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59FB0?: The complementary color is #9FB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59FB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.