#B59BC5 Color

#B59BC5 is rgb(181, 155, 197) in RGB and hsl(277, 27%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BC5

HEX#B59BC5

RGBrgb(181, 155, 197)

HSLhsl(277, 27%, 69%)

HSVhsv(277, 21%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.066 312.5)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BC5 Complementary#ABC59B Analogous#A09BC5 Analogous#C59BC0 Triadic#C5B59B Triadic#9BC5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEA8CD #C8B5D4 #D2C1DC #DED2E5 #E7DFEC #F1ECF4

Shades

#9F7DB5 #885DA2 #6F4C85 #573C68 #3E2B4A #23182A

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