#B497B5 Color

#B497B5 is rgb(180, 151, 181) in RGB and hsl(298, 17%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B497B5

HEX#B497B5

RGBrgb(180, 151, 181)

HSLhsl(298, 17%, 65%)

HSVhsv(298, 17%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.054 325.1)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B497B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B497B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B497B5 Complementary#98B597 Analogous#A597B5 Analogous#B597A7 Triadic#B5B497 Triadic#97B5B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B497B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFA5C0 #C7B1C8 #D2C0D3 #DDCFDD #E7DEE8 #F0EAF0

Shades

#A17CA2 #8E668F #735374 #593F5A #3E2C3F #261C27

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