#B59CBA Color

#B59CBA is rgb(181, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(290, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59CBA

HEX#B59CBA

RGBrgb(181, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(290, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(290, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.051 320.6)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59CBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59CBA Complementary#A1BA9C Analogous#A69CBA Analogous#BA9CB0 Triadic#BAB59C Triadic#9CBAB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59CBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEA8C2 #C9B7CD #D2C3D5 #DDD2E0 #E6DEE8 #F2EDF2

Shades

#A181A7 #8C6693 #725478 #59415D #3F2E42 #251B27

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