#B496BB Color

#B496BB is rgb(180, 150, 187) in RGB and hsl(289, 21%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B496BB

HEX#B496BB

RGBrgb(180, 150, 187)

HSLhsl(289, 21%, 66%)

HSVhsv(289, 20%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.063 319.9)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B496BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B496BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B496BB Complementary#9DBB96 Analogous#A296BB Analogous#BB96AF Triadic#BBB496 Triadic#96BBB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B496BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFA6C5 #C8B2CD #D3C1D7 #DCCEDF #E7DDE9 #F0E9F1

Shades

#A07AA8 #8B6194 #714F78 #5A3E60 #402C44 #261A28

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