Closest named color · ΔE 1.55
#B59CD5
Closest named color · ΔE 1.55
#B59CD5
Does it pop as a button? Stay readable as a background? Survive at badge size?
If an entire site used it as the primary color, it would feel like this —
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How this color performs against black and white text.
White text on this background
Aa Ratio 2.42:1
Black text on this background
Aa Ratio 8.68:1
:root {
--color: #B59CD5;
--color-rgb: 181, 156, 213;
--color-hsl: 266.3, 40.4%, 72.4%;
}
.bg-color { background-color: #B59CD5; }
.text-on-color { color: #000000; }
.border-color { border-color: #B59CD5; }
.gradient {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #B59CD5 0%, CC99CC 100%);
}Nearest official code in each standard system, ranked by CIEDE2000.
Official color from public brand materials (simple-icons CC0 dataset)
What the ancients would have called this color.
The same color, as named in Japanese tradition.
Based on the Machado (2009) model - see how this color appears to 8 types of color vision.
Normal vision
#B59CD5
Standard trichromatic vision with all three cone types functioning.
Protanomaly
#A1A1D7
Abnormal L cone sensitivity (~1% of men). Weakened red perception.
Protanopia
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Missing L cones (~1% of men). Reds are hard to perceive.
Deuteranomaly
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Abnormal M cone sensitivity (~6% of men). The most common deficiency.
Deuteranopia
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Missing M cones (~1% of men). Reds and greens are confused.
Tritanomaly
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Abnormal S cone sensitivity (extremely rare). Weakened blue-yellow perception.
Tritanopia
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Missing S cones (extremely rare). Blues and yellows are confused.
Achromatomaly
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Severely weakened color vision (~0.001%). Colors appear washed out.
Achromatopsia
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No color vision at all (~0.003%). The world is shades of grey.
Closest names by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance.
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Text readability sample
color: #B59CD5;Text readability sample
background-color: #B59CD5;Text readability sample
text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #B59CD5;linear-gradient(90deg, #B59CD5, #BCD59C)Drag hue, saturation and lightness to preview live - find the version that feels right.
This is the color with hex code #B59CD5. Its RGB channels are 181, 156, 213; the closest human-readable name is "Biloba Flower" (ΔE 1.55, CIEDE2000).
#B59CD5 is rgb(181, 156, 213) in RGB, hsl(266.3, 40.4%, 72.4%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 26.8%, 0%, 16.5%) in CMYK.
Its complement #BCD59C works best, along with triadic and analogous harmonies - see the harmony section below to copy full palettes.
Contrast with black text is 8.68:1 and with white text 2.42:1. WCAG 2.1 requires at least 4.5:1 for body text (AA) and 3:1 for large text.