#B996CA Color

#B996CA is rgb(185, 150, 202) in RGB and hsl(280, 33%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B996CA

HEX#B996CA

RGBrgb(185, 150, 202)

HSLhsl(280, 33%, 69%)

HSVhsv(280, 26%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.083 314.5)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B996CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B996CA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B996CA Complementary#A7CA96 Analogous#9F96CA Analogous#CA96C1 Triadic#CAB996 Triadic#96CAB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B996CA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A3D1 #CBB1D8 #D4BFDF #DFD0E7 #E8DDEE #F1EBF5

Shades

#A477BB #8E55AA #74468B #5B376D #41274E #25162C

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