#B99BD4 Color

#B99BD4 is rgb(185, 155, 212) in RGB and hsl(272, 40%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B99BD4

HEX#B99BD4

RGBrgb(185, 155, 212)

HSLhsl(272, 40%, 72%)

HSVhsv(272, 27%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.087 308.3)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B99BD4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B99BD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B99BD4 Complementary#B6D49B Analogous#9D9BD4 Analogous#D49BD2 Triadic#D4BA9B Triadic#9BD4BA

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B99BD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3A9DA #CBB4DF #D5C2E5 #DFD1EB #E9DFF1 #F0EAF6

Shades

#A177C5 #8A57B7 #71429A #563276 #3C2352 #251532

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