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#B59BB2 closest to Pastel Purple

#B59BB2 is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 60.8% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(181, 155, 178)). Its HSL value is 307° hue, 15% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black. #B59BB2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.30:1.

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Variations of #B59BB2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B59BB2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B59BB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B59BB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0A4B1
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA1B3
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A0B2
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0A4B1
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A6A1B1
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B79CA3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B69CAB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A1A7

#B59BB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.53:1 Very poor#B59BB2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.30:1 Very good#B59BB2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B59BB2 in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #B59BB2; }
.background { background-color: #B59BB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B59BB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 155 178);
color: hsl(307 15% 66%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.044 329.8);

#B59BB2 FAQ

What color is #B59BB2?

#B59BB2 is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B59BB2?

#B59BB2 is rgb(181, 155, 178) in RGB, hsl(307, 15%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B59BB2?

The complementary color of #B59BB2 is #9BB59E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B59BB2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B59BB2: 8.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B59BB2 a warm or cool color?

#B59BB2 is a cool color.