#B498CD Color

#B498CD is rgb(180, 152, 205) in RGB and hsl(272, 35%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B498CD

HEX#B498CD

RGBrgb(180, 152, 205)

HSLhsl(272, 35%, 70%)

HSVhsv(272, 26%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.081 308.4)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B498CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B498CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B498CD Complementary#B1CD98 Analogous#9A98CD Analogous#CD98CB Triadic#CDB498 Triadic#98CDB4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B498CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEA5D4 #C8B3DB #D2C1E1 #DCCFE8 #E6DDEE #F0EAF5

Shades

#9E79BE #8556AE #6E4691 #54356E #3C264F #22162D

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