#B997C3 Color

#B997C3 is rgb(185, 151, 195) in RGB and hsl(286, 27%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B997C3

HEX#B997C3

RGBrgb(185, 151, 195)

HSLhsl(286, 27%, 68%)

HSVhsv(286, 23%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.073 318.5)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B997C3 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 #B997C3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B997C3 Complementary#A2C397 Analogous#A397C3 Analogous#C397B8 Triadic#C3B997 Triadic#97C3B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B997C3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A4CB #CDB5D4 #D6C1DC #DECEE3 #E7DBEB #F2ECF4

Shades

#A67AB3 #925DA2 #784C85 #5A3A64 #402947 #26182A

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