Start generating
B596BB

#B596BB closest to Dripping Wisteria

#B596BB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(181, 150, 187)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #B596BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.04:1.

Make a palette with #B596BB

#B596BB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #B596BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

B596BB9D82A2866E8A6F5B7359495C4437463026321D161F0C080D020102

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

B596BBBCA0C2C4AAC8CBB5CFD2BFD6DACADDE1D4E4E9DFEAF0E9F1F8F4F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

B596BBB094B5AA92AFA590A9A08DA39A8B9D9589979087918A858C858286

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

93A1CB9B9FCAA29CC8A99AC4AF98C0B596BBBA95B5BF93AEC293A7C592A0C69399

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

9C92CBA193C8A694C4AB95C1B095BEB596BBB896B6BB96B2BF96ADC296A8C596A3

#B596BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

B596BB9CBB96
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

B596BBAEBB9696BBA3
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

B596BBA396BBBB96AE
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

B596BBBBB59696BBB5
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

B596BBBB969C9CBB9696BBB5
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

B596BBBBA3969CBB9696AEBB
Open in generator →

#B596BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B596BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99A1BA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929EBD
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9CBC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99A1BA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A29EBA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B69AA3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B697B0
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A69EA7

#B596BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#B596BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.04:1 Very good#B596BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #B596BB

Palettes with #B596BB

#B596BB in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #B596BB; }
.background { background-color: #B596BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B596BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 150 187);
color: hsl(290 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.713 0.063 320.8);

#B596BB FAQ

What color is #B596BB?

#B596BB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B596BB?

#B596BB is rgb(181, 150, 187) in RGB, hsl(290, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B596BB?

The complementary color of #B596BB is #9CBB96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B596BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B596BB: 8.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B596BB a warm or cool color?

#B596BB is a cool color.