#A997B5 Color

#A997B5 is rgb(169, 151, 181) in RGB and hsl(276, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A997B5

HEX#A997B5

RGBrgb(169, 151, 181)

HSLhsl(276, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(276, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.048 311.9)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A997B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A997B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A997B5 Complementary#A3B597 Analogous#9A97B5 Analogous#B597B2 Triadic#B5A997 Triadic#97B5A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A997B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5A5C0 #BFB1C8 #CBC0D3 #D8CFDD #E4DEE8 #EEEAF0

Shades

#937CA2 #7F668F #675374 #4F3F5A #372C3F #221C27

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