#B9559D Color

#B9559D is rgb(185, 85, 157) in RGB and hsl(317, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is PaleVioletRed. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9559D

HEX#B9559D

RGBrgb(185, 85, 157)

HSLhsl(317, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(317, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.155 339.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9559D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9559D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9559D Complementary#55B971 Analogous#A455B9 Analogous#B9556B Triadic#9DB955 Triadic#559DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9559D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C26BA9 #CD84B8 #D69AC5 #E0B3D3 #E9C9E0 #F3E2EE

Shades

#A7448B #8D3A76 #742F60 #5B254B #411B36 #281021

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