#B17EC9 Color

#B17EC9 is rgb(177, 126, 201) in RGB and hsl(281, 41%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B17EC9

HEX#B17EC9

RGBrgb(177, 126, 201)

HSLhsl(281, 41%, 64%)

HSVhsv(281, 37%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.121 314.5)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B17EC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B17EC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B17EC9 Complementary#95C97E Analogous#8B7EC9 Analogous#C97EBB Triadic#C9B17E Triadic#7EC9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B17EC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BC90D0 #C7A2D8 #D2B3DF #DAC2E5 #E5D4ED #F0E6F4

Shades

#9E5DBB #8A47A9 #6F3989 #582D6C #3E204C #26142F

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