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#B39EAC Color

#B39EAC is rgb(179, 158, 172) in RGB, hsl(320, 12%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B39EAC
HEX#B39EAC
RGBrgb(179, 158, 172)
HSLhsl(320, 12%, 66%)
HSVhsv(320, 12%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.031 338.1)
LABlab(67.31% 9.81 -4.32)
LCHlch(67.31% 10.72 336.23)

What #B39EAC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B39EAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B39EAC Channel Values

How #B39EAC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 179 · G 158 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 12% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 12% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 4% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B39EAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B39EAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B39EAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B39EAC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B39EAC.

How #B39EAC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B39EAC
Protanopia#A2A2AC
Protanomaly#A9A0AC
Deuteranopia#A5A5AB
Deuteranomaly#ABA2AC
Tritanopia#B1A0A0
Tritanomaly#B29FA5
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B39EAC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b39eac: #B39EAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B39EAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b39eac': '#B39EAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.620, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_b39eac">#B39EAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B39EAC"

More Pink Colors

#B39EAC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B39EAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B39EAC?

#B39EAC is a light pink — rgb(179, 158, 172) in RGB and hsl(320, 12%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #B39EAC?

#B39EAC is rgb(179, 158, 172) — red 179, green 158, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B39EAC?

#B39EAC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B39EAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B39EAC scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B39EAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B39EAC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.9, which is visibly different.

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