Palettes / Colors / #B59BFA

#B59BFA — Light Vivid Purple

#B59BFA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #B59BFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B59BFA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0FA99; it also sits naturally between #99B0FA and #E399FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 61% · Blue 98%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B59BFA

.text { color: #B59BFA; }
.background { background-color: #B59BFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B59BFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 155, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 90%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B59BFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 155, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B59BFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 155, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B59BFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B59BFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FA99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B59BFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B59BFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B59BFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B59BFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B59BF9  ·  #B59BFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B59BFA?

#B59BFA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 181, 155, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B59BFA?

#B59BFA is RGB 181, 155, 250 — HSL 256°, 90%, 79% — CMYK 28%, 38%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B59BFA?

Its complement is #E0FA99; analogous partners are #99B0FA and #E399FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B59BFA for text?

Black text on #B59BFA has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.