#B59CD8 Color

#B59CD8 is rgb(181, 156, 216) in RGB and hsl(265, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59CD8

HEX#B59CD8

RGBrgb(181, 156, 216)

HSLhsl(265, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(265, 28%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.089 303.3)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59CD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59CD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59CD8 Complementary#BFD89D Analogous#9DA1D8 Analogous#D39DD8 Triadic#D8B59D Triadic#9DD8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59CD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0ABDE #C8B6E2 #D3C5E8 #DBD0EC #E6DEF2 #EFE9F6

Shades

#9A78C9 #7F54BB #663F9D #50317C #392358 #211433

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