#B59CC9 Color

#B59CC9 is rgb(181, 156, 201) in RGB and hsl(273, 29%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59CC9

HEX#B59CC9

RGBrgb(181, 156, 201)

HSLhsl(273, 29%, 70%)

HSVhsv(273, 22%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.069 309.8)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59CC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59CC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59CC9 Complementary#B0C99C Analogous#9F9CC9 Analogous#C99CC6 Triadic#C9B59C Triadic#9CC9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59CC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFA9D0 #C9B7D7 #D2C4DE #DCD1E6 #E6DEED #F0EBF4

Shades

#9E7FB8 #865EA6 #6E4C8A #543A69 #3C2A4C #22182B

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