Close to Wisteria
#B58DCD
#B58DCD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 55.3% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B58DCD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B58DCD as they’d see it.
#B58DCD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B58DCD
What color is #B58DCD?
#B58DCD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 55.3% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B58DCD in RGB?
#B58DCD is rgb(181, 141, 205): 181 red, 141 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B58DCD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 31, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B58DCD?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B58DCD?
Its complement #7FA768 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.