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Colour

#B0ABB9

  • #B0ABB9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B0ABB9 is a violet with RGB values 176, 171, 185 and HSL 261°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B0ABB9#B0ABB9
HEX#B0ABB9
RGBrgb(176, 171, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6706, 0.7255
RGB percentages69%, 67.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(261.4, 9.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 7.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK4.9%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,578,297
CSS custom property--colour: #B0ABB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4F5446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ADBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAADB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFADAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8Silver · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B9AB
Analogous#ABADB9, #B7ABB9
Triadic#B9B0AB, #ABB9B0
Split complementary#B9B7AB, #ADB9AB
Tetradic#B9ABAD, #B4B9AB, #ABB9B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4E3E7
Lighter +10%#CAC7D0
Darker −10%#968FA2
Darker −20%#7C738B
Darker −30%#635C6F
Darker −40%#4A4553
More saturated +25%#AB98CC
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R176
G171
B185
Red176 (69%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G AB · B B9

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