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Recognised as Colour

#B19AC0

  • #B19AC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B19AC0 is a violet with RGB values 177, 154, 192 and HSL 276°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B19AC0#B19AC0
HEX#B19AC0
RGBrgb(177, 154, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6039, 0.7529
RGB percentages69.4%, 60.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(276.3, 23.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 19.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK7.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,639,488
CSS custom property--colour: #B19AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4E653F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A1C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A3BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B09EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.4Plum · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9C09A
Analogous#9E9AC0, #C09ABC
Triadic#C0B19A, #9AC0B1
Split complementary#BCC09A, #9AC09E
Tetradic#C09E9A, #A9C09A, #9ABCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FB
Lighter +20%#E2D9E7
Lighter +10%#C9B9D4
Darker −10%#997BAC
Darker −20%#805E96
Darker −30%#654A77
Darker −40%#4A3757
More saturated +25%#B586D5
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R177
G154
B192
Red177 (69.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)23.17%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 9A · B C0

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