#B59BD9 Color

#B59BD9 is rgb(181, 155, 217) in RGB and hsl(265, 45%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59BD9

HEX#B59BD9

RGBrgb(181, 155, 217)

HSLhsl(265, 45%, 73%)

HSVhsv(265, 29%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.092 303.4)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59BD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59BD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59BD9 Complementary#BFD99B Analogous#9BA0D9 Analogous#D49BD9 Triadic#D9B59B Triadic#9BD9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59BD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0AADF #C8B5E3 #D3C4E9 #DBCFED #E6DEF2 #EFE9F7

Shades

#9A76CB #7E51BD #653C9F #50307E #392259 #211434

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