#B39EBD Color

#B39EBD is rgb(179, 158, 189) in RGB and hsl(281, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B39EBD

HEX#B39EBD

RGBrgb(179, 158, 189)

HSLhsl(281, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(281, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.05 314.9)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B39EBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B39EBD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B39EBD Complementary#A8BD9E Analogous#A49EBD Analogous#BD9EB7 Triadic#BDB39E Triadic#9EBDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B39EBD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDAAC5 #C8B9CF #D2C5D8 #DBD1E0 #E5DEE8 #F1EDF3

Shades

#9E83AA #886798 #70557C #55405E #3C2D43 #231B27

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