#B996C5 Color

#B996C5 is rgb(185, 150, 197) in RGB and hsl(285, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B996C5

HEX#B996C5

RGBrgb(185, 150, 197)

HSLhsl(285, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(285, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.077 317.4)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B996C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B996C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B996C5 Complementary#A2C596 Analogous#A296C5 Analogous#C596B9 Triadic#C5B996 Triadic#96C5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B996C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A3CC #CDB3D5 #D6C0DD #DECEE4 #E7DBEB #F2EBF4

Shades

#A678B5 #925BA4 #784A87 #5B3866 #402848 #26182B

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