#9796B0 Color

#9796B0 is rgb(151, 150, 176) in RGB and hsl(242, 14%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9796B0

HEX#9796B0

RGBrgb(151, 150, 176)

HSLhsl(242, 14%, 64%)

HSVhsv(242, 15%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.038 287.1)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9796B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9796B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9796B0 Complementary#AFB096 Analogous#96A2B0 Analogous#A496B0 Triadic#B09796 Triadic#96B097

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9796B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6A5BB #B4B3C6 #C2C2D1 #CECEDA #DCDCE5 #EBEBF0

Shades

#7D7C9C #686789 #54536E #434257 #2F2E3D #1D1D26

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