#B299CC Color

#B299CC is rgb(178, 153, 204) in RGB and hsl(269, 33%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B299CC

HEX#B299CC

RGBrgb(178, 153, 204)

HSLhsl(269, 33%, 70%)

HSVhsv(269, 25%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.077 306.8)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B299CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B299CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B299CC Complementary#B3CC99 Analogous#999ACC Analogous#CB99CC Triadic#CCB299 Triadic#99CCB2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B299CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCA7D3 #C6B4D9 #D1C2E0 #DBD0E7 #E5DDEE #F0EBF5

Shades

#9A7BBC #8159AB #6A488E #51376D #3A274E #21162C

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