#B797BE Color

#B797BE is rgb(183, 151, 190) in RGB and hsl(289, 23%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B797BE

HEX#B797BE

RGBrgb(183, 151, 190)

HSLhsl(289, 23%, 67%)

HSVhsv(289, 21%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.066 320.2)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B797BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B797BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B797BE Complementary#9FBE97 Analogous#A497BE Analogous#BE97B2 Triadic#BEB797 Triadic#97BEB7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B797BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0A4C6 #CBB4D0 #D3C0D8 #DED0E2 #E7DCE9 #F2ECF3

Shades

#A47BAD #8F609A #754F7D #5B3D61 #402B45 #261A29

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