#B38EB4 Color

#B38EB4 is rgb(179, 142, 180) in RGB and hsl(298, 20%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38EB4

HEX#B38EB4

RGBrgb(179, 142, 180)

HSLhsl(298, 20%, 63%)

HSVhsv(298, 21%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.069 325.4)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38EB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38EB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38EB4 Complementary#8FB48E Analogous#9F8EB4 Analogous#B48EA2 Triadic#B4B28E Triadic#8EB4B2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38EB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD9DBE #C7ACC8 #D1BCD2 #DCCBDC #E6DAE7 #F0EAF1

Shades

#A275A3 #8B5E8D #734E74 #583B59 #402B40 #241825

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