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Recognised as Colour

#B0A0DF

  • #B0A0DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0A0DF is a violet with RGB values 176, 160, 223 and HSL 255°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0A0DF#B0A0DF
HEX#B0A0DF
RGBrgb(176, 160, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6275, 0.8745
RGB percentages69%, 62.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(255.2, 49.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 28.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK21.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,575,519
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4F5F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A9E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A7AAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDFA0
Analogous#A0B0DF, #CFA0DF
Triadic#DFB0A0, #A0DFB0
Split complementary#DFD0A0, #B0DFA0
Tetradic#DFA0B0, #CFDFA0, #A0DFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFECF9
Lighter +10%#D0C6EC
Darker −10%#907AD2
Darker −20%#7154C5
Darker −30%#573AAC
Darker −40%#442D86
More saturated +25%#A890EF
Less saturated −25%#B8B0CF

Channel breakdown

R176
G160
B223
Red176 (69%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue255.24°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A0 · B DF

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