#B979D7 Color

#B979D7 is rgb(185, 121, 215) in RGB and hsl(281, 54%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Orchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B979D7

HEX#B979D7

RGBrgb(185, 121, 215)

HSLhsl(281, 54%, 66%)

HSVhsv(281, 44%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.149 314.3)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 44%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B979D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B979D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B979D7 Complementary#97D779 Analogous#8B79D7 Analogous#D779C6 Triadic#D7B979 Triadic#79D7B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B979D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C48DDD #CC9DE2 #D6B0E8 #DEC0EC #E9D4F2 #F1E4F7

Shades

#A756CD #9338BC #772E99 #5F247A #431A56 #280F33

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