What color is #B59FBC?

#B59FBC 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 #B59FBC?

The RGB value is 181, 159, 188: 181 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59FBC?

The complementary color is #A6BC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59FBC?

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.

#B59FBC color

#B59FBC rgb(181, 159, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B59FBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.4% green and 73.7% blue (181, 159, 188).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B59FBC color codes

HEX	`#B59FBC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 159, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 13.39, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 17.95, 318.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.53, 38.251, 52.815)`
Decimal	`11902908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59FBC, 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 #B59FBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59FBC 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 #B59FBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59fbc; }
.text { color: #b59fbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59fbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 159 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59fbc, #bc9fb5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B59FBC?: #B59FBC 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 #B59FBC?: The RGB value is 181, 159, 188: 181 red, 159 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59FBC?: The complementary color is #A6BC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59FBC?: 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.