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#B59BF2 closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#B59BF2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 60.8% green and 94.9% blue (rgb(181, 155, 242)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 77% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #B59BF2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.94:1.

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Variations of #B59BF2

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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#B59BF2 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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#B59BF2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B59BF2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #89A8F0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A9F5
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93A6F4
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #89A8F0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #98A4F1
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9AABB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2A1DB
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA6BF

#B59BF2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#B59BF2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.94:1 Very good#B59BF2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B59BF2 in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #B59BF2; }
.background { background-color: #B59BF2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B59BF2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 155 242);
color: hsl(258 77% 78%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.125 297.0);

#B59BF2 FAQ

What color is #B59BF2?

#B59BF2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B59BF2?

#B59BF2 is rgb(181, 155, 242) in RGB, hsl(258, 77%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B59BF2?

The complementary color of #B59BF2 is #D8F29B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B59BF2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B59BF2: 8.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B59BF2 a warm or cool color?

#B59BF2 is a cool color.