#B38EC7 Color

#B38EC7 is rgb(179, 142, 199) in RGB and hsl(279, 34%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38EC7

HEX#B38EC7

RGBrgb(179, 142, 199)

HSLhsl(279, 34%, 67%)

HSVhsv(279, 29%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.091 313.5)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38EC7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38EC7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38EC7 Complementary#A2C78E Analogous#978EC7 Analogous#C78EBF Triadic#C7B38E Triadic#8EC7B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38EC7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD9CCE #C8ADD7 #D1BBDD #DDCCE6 #E6D9EC #F1EAF5

Shades

#9F6FB8 #8A52A7 #704389 #57346A #3E254B #25162C

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