#B997C4 Color

#B997C4 is rgb(185, 151, 196) in RGB and hsl(285, 28%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B997C4

HEX#B997C4

RGBrgb(185, 151, 196)

HSLhsl(285, 28%, 68%)

HSVhsv(285, 23%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.074 317.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B997C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B997C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B997C4 Complementary#A2C497 Analogous#A297C4 Analogous#C497B9 Triadic#C4B997 Triadic#97C4B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B997C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A4CC #CDB4D5 #D5C1DC #DECEE3 #E7DBEB #F2EBF4

Shades

#A579B4 #915CA3 #774B86 #5A3965 #402848 #26182A

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