#B39CBA Color

#B39CBA is rgb(179, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(286, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B39CBA

HEX#B39CBA

RGBrgb(179, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(286, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(286, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.05 318.3)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B39CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B39CBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B39CBA Complementary#A3BA9C Analogous#A49CBA Analogous#BA9CB2 Triadic#BAB39C Triadic#9CBAB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B39CBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCA8C2 #C8B7CD #D1C3D5 #DCD2E0 #E6DEE8 #F1EDF2

Shades

#9E81A7 #896693 #705478 #57415D #3D2E42 #241B27

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