#A497C8 Color

#A497C8 is rgb(164, 151, 200) in RGB and hsl(256, 31%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497C8

HEX#A497C8

RGBrgb(164, 151, 200)

HSLhsl(256, 31%, 69%)

HSVhsv(256, 25%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.072 296.7)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497C8 Complementary#BBC897 Analogous#97A3C8 Analogous#BD97C8 Triadic#C8A597 Triadic#97C8A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A5CF #BCB2D7 #C8C0DE #D6D0E6 #E2DEED #EDEBF4

Shades

#8A79B9 #6D58A7 #594889 #46386B #32284D #1C172B

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