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#B59AE0 Color

#B59AE0 is rgb(181, 154, 224) in RGB, hsl(263, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B59AE0
HEX#B59AE0
RGBrgb(181, 154, 224)
HSLhsl(263, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(263, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.103 301.6)
LABlab(67.99% 20.72 -31.99)
LCHlch(67.99% 38.11 302.92)

What #B59AE0 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 #B59AE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.11Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.54Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.95African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.05Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.27Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.94

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

#B59AE0 Channel Values

How #B59AE0 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 181 · G 154 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B59AE0 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B59AE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B59AE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B59AE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B59AE0
Complementary
#C5E09A
Analogous
#9AA2E0
Analogous
#D89AE0
Triadic
#E0B59A
Triadic
#9AE0B5
Split comp.
#E0D89A
Split comp.
#A2E09A

Tints & Shades of #B59AE0

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

#BDA5E3
#C9B5E8
#D1C1EC
#DDD0F1
#E5DCF4
#F1EBF9

Shades

#9873D4
#7B4CC8
#6235AC
#4C2985
#361D5E
#1F1137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B59AE0.

How #B59AE0 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#B59AE0
Protanopia#9F9FE0
Protanomaly#A89DE0
Deuteranopia#A4A4DF
Deuteranomaly#ABA0E0
Tritanopia#ABA5A5
Tritanomaly#AFA1BF
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B59AE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b59ae0: #B59AE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B59AE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b59ae0': '#B59AE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.604, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_b59ae0">#B59AE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#B59AE0"

More Purple Colors

#B59AE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B59AE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B59AE0?

#B59AE0 is a light purple — rgb(181, 154, 224) in RGB and hsl(263, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #B59AE0?

#B59AE0 is rgb(181, 154, 224) — red 181, green 154, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B59AE0?

#B59AE0 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B59AE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B59AE0 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B59AE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B59AE0 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.2, which is visibly different.

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