#B59BB5 Color

#B59BB5 is rgb(181, 155, 181) in RGB and hsl(300, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BB5

HEX#B59BB5

RGBrgb(181, 155, 181)

HSLhsl(300, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(300, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.047 326.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BB5 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 text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BB5 Complementary#9BB59B Analogous#A89BB5 Analogous#B59BA8 Triadic#B5B59B Triadic#9BB5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AAC0 #C9B6C9 #D4C4D4 #DCD0DC #E7DFE7 #F0EAF0

Shades

#A281A2 #8D688D #725572 #5B435B #413041 #261C26

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