#C497B1 Color

#C497B1 is rgb(196, 151, 177) in RGB and hsl(325, 28%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C497B1

HEX#C497B1

RGBrgb(196, 151, 177)

HSLhsl(325, 28%, 68%)

HSVhsv(325, 23%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.064 343.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C497B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C497B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C497B1 Complementary#97C4AA Analogous#C097C4 Analogous#C4979A Triadic#B1C497 Triadic#97B1C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C497B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCA4BB #D5B4C7 #DCC1D1 #E3CEDB #EBDBE4 #F4EBF0

Shades

#B4799B #A35C85 #864B6D #653953 #48283B #2A1823

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