#A497C9 Color

#A497C9 is rgb(164, 151, 201) in RGB and hsl(256, 32%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A497C9

HEX#A497C9

RGBrgb(164, 151, 201)

HSLhsl(256, 32%, 69%)

HSVhsv(256, 25%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.073 296.4)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A497C9 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 text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A497C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A497C9 Complementary#BCC997 Analogous#97A2C9 Analogous#BD97C9 Triadic#C9A497 Triadic#97C9A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A497C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0A4D0 #BCB2D7 #C7BFDE #D6D0E7 #E2DDEE #EDEBF5

Shades

#8A78BA #6C57A8 #59478A #45376C #32284D #1C172C

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