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Recognised as Colour

#B09AC9

  • #B09AC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B09AC9 is a violet with RGB values 176, 154, 201 and HSL 268°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B09AC9#B09AC9
HEX#B09AC9
RGBrgb(176, 154, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6039, 0.7882
RGB percentages69%, 60.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(268.1, 30.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 23.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,573,961
CSS custom property--colour: #B09AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4F6536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A3C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dark grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3C99A
Analogous#9A9BC9, #C89AC9
Triadic#C9B09A, #9AC9B0
Split complementary#C9C89A, #9BC99A
Tetradic#C99A9B, #B3C99A, #9AC9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E4DCED
Lighter +10%#CABBDB
Darker −10%#9679B7
Darker −20%#7C58A5
Darker −30%#634684
Darker −40%#4A3562
More saturated +25%#AF87DC
Less saturated −25%#B1ADB6

Channel breakdown

R176
G154
B201
Red176 (69%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue268.09°
Saturation (HSL)30.32%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9A · B C9

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