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Recognised as Colour

#B0A5D0

  • #B0A5D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B0A5D0 is a violet with RGB values 176, 165, 208 and HSL 255°, 31%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B0A5D0#B0A5D0
HEX#B0A5D0
RGBrgb(176, 165, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6471, 0.8157
RGB percentages69%, 64.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(255.3, 31.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 20.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK15.4%, 20.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,576,784
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A5D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4F5A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CABD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAABB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dark grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D0A5
Analogous#A5B0D0, #C5A5D0
Triadic#D0B0A5, #A5D0B0
Split complementary#D0C6A5, #B0D0A5
Tetradic#D0A5B0, #C5D0A5, #A5D0C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8F3
Lighter +10%#CDC7E1
Darker −10%#9383BF
Darker −20%#7562AD
Darker −30%#5D4B91
Darker −40%#483A6F
More saturated +25%#A894E1
Less saturated −25%#B8B6BF

Channel breakdown

R176
G165
B208
Red176 (69%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue255.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.39%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A5 · B D0

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