Information about #B5699D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5699D belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 105, 157) — 71% red, 41.2% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 30 / 9 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5699D reads as a softly balanced rose and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pearly Purple (#B768A2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Wisteria (#BB7796) and Butterfly (#A46B9B).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 105, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B5699D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5699D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B5699D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5699D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5699D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5699D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5699D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B5699D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pearly Purple color link
Pearly Purple

#B768A2

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Butterfly color link
Butterfly

#A46B9B

Rose Quartz Pink color link
Rose Quartz Pink

#BD559C

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Tapestry color link
Tapestry

#B37084

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Hopbush color link
Hopbush

#CD6D93

Dark Lilac color link
Dark Lilac

#9C6DA5

#B5699D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5699D
  • RGB181, 105, 157
  • CMYK0, 30, 9, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 105, 157)
  • HSL319°, 34%, 56%
  • HSL Precise318.947°, 33.929%, 56.078%
  • HSV319°, 42%, 71%
  • HSB319°, 42%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.412, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.412, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.412, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5699D
  • DECIMAL ID11889053
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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