#A496B0 Color

#A496B0 is rgb(164, 150, 176) in RGB and hsl(272, 14%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A496B0

HEX#A496B0

RGBrgb(164, 150, 176)

HSLhsl(272, 14%, 64%)

HSVhsv(272, 15%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.041 309.4)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A496B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A496B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A496B0 Complementary#A2B096 Analogous#9796B0 Analogous#B096AF Triadic#B0A496 Triadic#96B0A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A496B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A5BB #BDB3C6 #CAC2D1 #D4CEDA #E1DCE5 #EDEBF0

Shades

#8D7C9C #796789 #62536E #4D4257 #362E3D #211D26

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