#B59DB9 Color

#B59DB9 is rgb(181, 157, 185) in RGB and hsl(291, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B59DB9

HEX#B59DB9

RGBrgb(181, 157, 185)

HSLhsl(291, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(291, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.048 321.4)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B59DB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B59DB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B59DB9 Complementary#A1B99D Analogous#A79DB9 Analogous#B99DAF Triadic#B9B59D Triadic#9DB9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B59DB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEA8C2 #C9B7CC #D2C3D5 #DDD2DF #E6DEE8 #F2EDF2

Shades

#A182A6 #8C6892 #725577 #58425C #3F2F42 #251C27

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