#B197B4 Color

#B197B4 is rgb(177, 151, 180) in RGB and hsl(294, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B197B4

HEX#B197B4

RGBrgb(177, 151, 180)

HSLhsl(294, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(294, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.051 322.8)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B197B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B197B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B197B4 Complementary#9AB497 Analogous#A397B4 Analogous#B497A9 Triadic#B4B197 Triadic#97B4B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B197B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCA6BF #C5B2C7 #D0C1D2 #DBD0DD #E7DEE7 #EFEAF0

Shades

#9D7DA1 #8A678E #705473 #564059 #3C2D3E #251C26

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