#A497B5 Color

#A497B5 is rgb(164, 151, 181) in RGB and hsl(266, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497B5

HEX#A497B5

RGBrgb(164, 151, 181)

HSLhsl(266, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(266, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.046 304.9)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497B5 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 text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497B5 Complementary#A8B597 Analogous#9799B5 Analogous#B397B5 Triadic#B5A497 Triadic#97B5A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A5C0 #BBB1C8 #C8C0D3 #D5CFDD #E2DEE8 #EDEAF0

Shades

#8C7CA2 #78668F #615374 #4B3F5A #342C3F #201C27

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