#B257A4 Color

#B257A4 is rgb(178, 87, 164) in RGB and hsl(309, 37%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B257A4

HEX#B257A4

RGBrgb(178, 87, 164)

HSLhsl(309, 37%, 52%)

HSVhsv(309, 51%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.152 333.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 8%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B257A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B257A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B257A4 Complementary#57B265 Analogous#9257B2 Analogous#B25777 Triadic#A4B257 Triadic#57A4B2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B257A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD70B2 #C785BD #D29DCA #DCB2D5 #E7CBE3 #F1E0EE

Shades

#9D4890 #853D7A #6C3264 #572850 #3F1D3A #261223

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