#C497B9 Color

#C497B9 is rgb(196, 151, 185) in RGB and hsl(315, 28%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C497B9

HEX#C497B9

RGBrgb(196, 151, 185)

HSLhsl(315, 28%, 68%)

HSVhsv(315, 23%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.07 335.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C497B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C497B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C497B9 Complementary#97C4A2 Analogous#B997C4 Analogous#C497A2 Triadic#B9C497 Triadic#97B9C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C497B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCA4C2 #D5B4CD #DCC1D5 #E3CEDE #EBDBE7 #F4EBF2

Shades

#B479A5 #A35C91 #864B77 #65395A #482840 #2A1826

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