Colour

#B18ABC

#B18ABC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B18ABC is a violet with RGB values 177, 138, 188 and HSL 287°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B18ABC#B18ABC

HEX#B18ABC

RGBrgb(177, 138, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5412, 0.7373

RGB percentages69.4%, 54.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(286.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK5.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,635,388

CSS custom property--colour: #B18ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4E7543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8495BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D99BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B28F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 23.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95BC8A

Analogous#988ABC, #BC8AAE

Triadic#BCB18A, #8ABCB1

Split complementary#AEBC8A, #8ABC98

Tetradic#BC988A, #95BC8A, #8AAEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EBF4

Lighter +20%#DCCBE1

Lighter +10%#C7AACF

Darker −10%#9B6AA9

Darker −20%#81528E

Darker −30%#643F6E

Darker −40%#462C4E

More saturated +25%#BE73D3

Less saturated −25%#A4A1A5

Channel breakdown

R177

G138

B188

Red177 (69.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue286.8°

Saturation (HSL)27.17%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 8A · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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