Close to Mauve
#B59AEA
#B59AEA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 60.4% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 66% saturation and 76% 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 #B59AEA.
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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2.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B59AEA as they’d see it.
#B59AEA 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 #B59AEA
What color is #B59AEA?
#B59AEA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 60.4% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 66% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B59AEA in RGB?
#B59AEA is rgb(181, 154, 234): 181 red, 154 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B59AEA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 34, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B59AEA?
PANTONE 2638 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B59AEA?
Its complement #95B260 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.