Amethyst (Purple)

#B56CBA

RGB: 181, 108, 186

Color OverviewHEX #B56CBA

#B56CBA Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B56CBA is composed of 71% red, 42% green, and 73% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 296°, saturation of 36%, and lightness of 58%.

HEX

#B56CBA

RGB

181, 108, 186

HSL

296°, 36%, 58%

HSV

296°, 42%, 73%

CMYK

3%, 42%, 0%, 27%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #B56CBA (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B56CBA (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B56CBA (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B56CBA

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B56CBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.61 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B56CBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.82 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B56CBA;
}

.element {
  color: #B56CBA;
  background-color: #B56CBA;
  border-color: #B56CBA;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B56CBA] text-[#B56CBA] border-[#B56CBA]">
  Content styled with #B56CBA
</div>