#B997BA Color

#B997BA is rgb(185, 151, 186) in RGB and hsl(298, 20%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B997BA

HEX#B997BA

RGBrgb(185, 151, 186)

HSLhsl(298, 20%, 66%)

HSVhsv(298, 19%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.063 325.3)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B997BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B997BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B997BA Complementary#98BA97 Analogous#A797BA Analogous#BA97A9 Triadic#BAB897 Triadic#97BAB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B997BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3A6C4 #CBB3CC #D6C2D6 #DECEDE #E8DDE9 #F0EAF1

Shades

#A67BA7 #916293 #765077 #5E3F5F #432D43 #271B28

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