#B356A8 Color

#B356A8 is rgb(179, 86, 168) in RGB and hsl(307, 38%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B356A8

HEX#B356A8

RGBrgb(179, 86, 168)

HSLhsl(307, 38%, 52%)

HSVhsv(307, 52%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.158 332)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 6%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B356A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B356A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B356A8 Complementary#56B361 Analogous#8F56B3 Analogous#B3567A Triadic#A8B356 Triadic#56A8B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B356A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE6FB5 #C884C0 #D39CCC #DCB2D7 #E7CAE4 #F1DFEF

Shades

#9E4794 #863C7D #6D3166 #582852 #3F1C3B #271124

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