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Recognised as Colour

#B09BB8

  • #B09BB8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B09BB8 is a violet with RGB values 176, 155, 184 and HSL 283°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B09BB8#B09BB8
HEX#B09BB8
RGBrgb(176, 155, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6078, 0.7216
RGB percentages69%, 60.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(283.4, 17%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 15.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,200
CSS custom property--colour: #B09BB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4F6447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A1B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA3B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B09EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3B89B
Analogous#A29BB8, #B89BB1
Triadic#B8B09B, #9BB8B0
Split complementary#B1B89B, #9BB8A2
Tetradic#B8A29B, #A3B89B, #9BB1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F4F8
Lighter +20%#DFD7E2
Lighter +10%#C8B9CD
Darker −10%#987DA3
Darker −20%#80628B
Darker −30%#644D6D
Darker −40%#49384F
More saturated +25%#BA86CD
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R176
G155
B184
Red176 (69%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)16.96%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9B · B B8

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