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Colour

#B1A0BE

  • #B1A0BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B1A0BE is a violet with RGB values 177, 160, 190 and HSL 274°, 19%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B1A0BE#B1A0BE
HEX#B1A0BE
RGBrgb(177, 160, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6275, 0.7451
RGB percentages69.4%, 62.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(274, 18.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 15.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK6.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,641,022
CSS custom property--colour: #B1A0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4E5F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 20.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBEA0
Analogous#A2A0BE, #BEA0BC
Triadic#BEB1A0, #A0BEB1
Split complementary#BCBEA0, #A0BEA2
Tetradic#BEA2A0, #ADBEA0, #A0BCBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFC
Lighter +20%#E3DDE7
Lighter +10%#CABED3
Darker −10%#9882A9
Darker −20%#7F6593
Darker −30%#655075
Darker −40%#4B3B57
More saturated +25%#B48CD2
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R177
G160
B190
Red177 (69.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue274°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G A0 · B BE

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