#B596D9 Color

#B596D9 is rgb(181, 150, 217) in RGB and hsl(268, 47%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B596D9

HEX#B596D9

RGBrgb(181, 150, 217)

HSLhsl(268, 47%, 72%)

HSVhsv(268, 31%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.101 305.2)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B596D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B596D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B596D9 Complementary#BAD996 Analogous#9698D9 Analogous#D796D9 Triadic#D9B596 Triadic#96D9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B596D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0A5DF #C8B0E3 #D2BFE8 #DDCEED #E7DDF3 #EFE9F7

Shades

#9B71CC #834FBF #6A3AA1 #522D7C #391F56 #231334

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