#A497AA Color

#A497AA is rgb(164, 151, 170) in RGB and hsl(281, 10%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497AA

HEX#A497AA

RGBrgb(164, 151, 170)

HSLhsl(281, 10%, 63%)

HSVhsv(281, 11%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.031 315.3)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497AA 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 text7.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497AA Complementary#9DAA97 Analogous#9B97AA Analogous#AA97A7 Triadic#AAA497 Triadic#97AAA4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A5B6 #BDB3C1 #C9C1CD #D5CFD8 #E2DDE3 #EEEBEF

Shades

#908198 #7A6A81 #64576B #4D4351 #38303B #201C22

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