#B997C9 Color

#B997C9 is rgb(185, 151, 201) in RGB and hsl(281, 32%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B997C9

HEX#B997C9

RGBrgb(185, 151, 201)

HSLhsl(281, 32%, 69%)

HSVhsv(281, 25%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.08 314.8)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B997C9 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 text8.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B997C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B997C9 Complementary#A7C997 Analogous#A097C9 Analogous#C997C0 Triadic#C9B997 Triadic#97C9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B997C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2A4D0 #CBB2D7 #D4BFDE #DFD0E7 #E8DDEE #F1EBF5

Shades

#A578BA #8E57A8 #75478A #5B376C #42284D #25172C

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