#B59BB1 Color

#B59BB1 is rgb(181, 155, 177) in RGB and hsl(309, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BB1

HEX#B59BB1

RGBrgb(181, 155, 177)

HSLhsl(309, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(309, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.043 331.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BB1 Complementary#9BB59F Analogous#AC9BB5 Analogous#B59BA4 Triadic#B1B59B Triadic#9BB1B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AABD #C9B6C6 #D4C4D1 #DCD0DA #E7DFE6 #F0EAEF

Shades

#A2819D #8D6887 #72556E #5B4357 #41303E #261C25

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