Close to Pastel Purple
#B59EAE
#B59EAE is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 62% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 318°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B59EAE.
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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B59EAE as they’d see it.
#B59EAE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B59EAE
What color is #B59EAE?
#B59EAE is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 62% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 318°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B59EAE in RGB?
#B59EAE is rgb(181, 158, 174): 181 red, 158 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B59EAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 4, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B59EAE?
PANTONE 436 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B59EAE?
Its complement #93AA9A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.