#B396C5 Color

#B396C5 is rgb(179, 150, 197) in RGB and hsl(277, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B396C5

HEX#B396C5

RGBrgb(179, 150, 197)

HSLhsl(277, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(277, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.074 312.3)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B396C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B396C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B396C5 Complementary#A8C596 Analogous#9B96C5 Analogous#C596C0 Triadic#C5B396 Triadic#96C5B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B396C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCA3CC #C8B3D5 #D2C0DD #DBCEE4 #E5DBEB #F1EBF4

Shades

#9E78B5 #885BA4 #704A87 #543866 #3C2848 #23182B

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