#B59BAD Color

#B59BAD is rgb(181, 155, 173) in RGB, hsl(318, 15%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B59BAD

HEX#B59BAD

RGBrgb(181, 155, 173)

HSLhsl(318, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(318, 14%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.039 337.2)

LABlab(66.76% 12.26 -5.65)

LCHlch(66.76% 13.51 335.25)

What #B59BAD 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 #B59BAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 2.18 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 3.62 Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 3.69 Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.82 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.25 Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 10.62

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#B59BAD Channel Values

How #B59BAD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 155 · B 173	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 318° · S 15% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 318° · S 14% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 4% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.54:1 vs white · 8.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B59BAD 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B59BAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B59BAD; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B59BAD

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

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How #B59BAD 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#B59BAD

Protanopia#A0A0AD

Protanomaly#A99EAD

Deuteranopia#A4A4AC

Deuteranomaly#ABA1AD

Tritanopia#B39D9D

Tritanomaly#B49CA4

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #B59BAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b59bad: #B59BAD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B59BAD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b59bad': '#B59BAD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.608, blue: 0.678)

Android XML<color name="color_b59bad">#B59BAD</color>

SVG fillfill="#B59BAD"

More Pink Colors

#B59BAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#B59BAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B59BAD?

#B59BAD is a light pink — rgb(181, 155, 173) in RGB and hsl(318, 15%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #B59BAD?

#B59BAD is rgb(181, 155, 173) — red 181, green 155, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B59BAD?

#B59BAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B59BAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B59BAD scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B59BAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B59BAD 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 13.73, which is visibly different.

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