#B997C8 Color

#B997C8 is rgb(185, 151, 200) in RGB and hsl(282, 31%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B997C8

HEX#B997C8

RGBrgb(185, 151, 200)

HSLhsl(282, 31%, 69%)

HSVhsv(282, 25%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.079 315.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B997C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B997C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B997C8 Complementary#A6C897 Analogous#A197C8 Analogous#C897BF Triadic#C8BA97 Triadic#97C8BA

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B997C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3A5CF #CCB2D7 #D5C0DE #E0D0E6 #E9DEED #F2EBF4

Shades

#A679B9 #8F58A7 #764889 #5C386B #42284D #25172B

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