Colour

#B0A0C3

#B0A0C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B0A0C3 is a violet with RGB values 176, 160, 195 and HSL 267°, 23%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B0A0C3#B0A0C3

HEX#B0A0C3

RGBrgb(176, 160, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6275, 0.7647

RGB percentages69%, 62.7%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(267.4, 22.6%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 17.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK9.7%, 17.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,575,491

CSS custom property--colour: #B0A0C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4F5F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA7C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ADA4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3C3A0

Analogous#A0A2C3, #C2A0C3

Triadic#C3B0A0, #A0C3B0

Split complementary#C3C2A0, #A2C3A0

Tetradic#C3A0A2, #B3C3A0, #A0C3C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#E4DFEA

Lighter +10%#CABFD7

Darker −10%#9681AF

Darker −20%#7C629B

Darker −30%#634E7C

Darker −40%#4A3A5D

More saturated +25%#AE8DD6

Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R176

G160

B195

Red176 (69%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue267.43°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G A0 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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