#B8A8E1 Color

#B8A8E1 is rgb(184, 168, 225) in RGB and hsl(257, 49%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8A8E1

HEX#B8A8E1

RGBrgb(184, 168, 225)

HSLhsl(257, 49%, 77%)

HSVhsv(257, 25%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.082 297.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8A8E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8A8E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8A8E1 Complementary#D1E1A8 Analogous#A8B4E1 Analogous#D5A8E1 Triadic#E1B8A8 Triadic#A8E1B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8A8E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B3E5 #CABEE9 #D4CAED #DDD5F1 #E6E1F5 #F0ECF8

Shades

#9982D4 #7758C6 #5C3CAF #462E85 #32215F #1C1235

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