#B996D9 Color

#B996D9 is rgb(185, 150, 217) in RGB and hsl(271, 47%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B996D9

HEX#B996D9

RGBrgb(185, 150, 217)

HSLhsl(271, 47%, 72%)

HSVhsv(271, 31%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.102 307.9)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B996D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B996D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B996D9 Complementary#B6D996 Analogous#9796D9 Analogous#D996D8 Triadic#D9B996 Triadic#96D9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B996D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3A5DF #CAB0E3 #D4BFE8 #DECEED #E8DDF3 #F0E9F7

Shades

#A071CC #894FBF #6F3AA1 #552D7C #3C1F56 #241334

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