#A497B4 Color

#A497B4 is rgb(164, 151, 180) in RGB and hsl(267, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497B4

HEX#A497B4

RGBrgb(164, 151, 180)

HSLhsl(267, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(267, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.044 305.5)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497B4 Complementary#A7B497 Analogous#9799B4 Analogous#B397B4 Triadic#B4A497 Triadic#97B4A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A6BF #BCB2C7 #C9C1D2 #D6D0DD #E3DEE7 #EDEAF0

Shades

#8D7DA1 #78678E #625473 #4B4059 #352D3E #211C26

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