#A497C4 Color

#A497C4 is rgb(164, 151, 196) in RGB and hsl(257, 28%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497C4

HEX#A497C4

RGBrgb(164, 151, 196)

HSLhsl(257, 28%, 68%)

HSVhsv(257, 23%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.066 297.9)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497C4 Complementary#B7C497 Analogous#97A0C4 Analogous#BA97C4 Triadic#C4A397 Triadic#97C4A3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFA4CC #BDB4D5 #C9C1DC #D4CEE3 #E0DBEB #EEEBF4

Shades

#8A79B4 #705CA3 #5C4B86 #453965 #312848 #1D182A

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