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B59DEC

#B59DEC closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#B59DEC 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, 61.6% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(181, 157, 236)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 68% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B59DEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.00:1.

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Variations of #B59DEC

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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#B59DEC 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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#B59DEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B59DEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8EA9EA
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AAAEF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A7EE
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8EA9EA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9BA5EB
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAAABA
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2A2D7
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA7BD

#B59DEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#B59DEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.00:1 Very good#B59DEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B59DEC in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #B59DEC; }
.background { background-color: #B59DEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B59DEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 157 236);
color: hsl(258 68% 77%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.114 297.5);

#B59DEC FAQ

What color is #B59DEC?

#B59DEC 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 #B59DEC?

#B59DEC is rgb(181, 157, 236) in RGB, hsl(258, 68%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B59DEC?

The complementary color of #B59DEC is #D4EC9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B59DEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #B59DEC: 9.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B59DEC a warm or cool color?

#B59DEC is a cool color.