Colour
#B1ABBA
- #B1ABBA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B1ABBA is a violet with RGB values 177, 171, 186 and HSL 264°, 10%, 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
#B1ABBA#B1ABBA
HEX#B1ABBA
RGBrgb(177, 171, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6706, 0.7294
RGB percentages69.4%, 67.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(264, 9.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 8.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK4.8%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,643,834
CSS custom property--colour: #B1ABBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4E5445
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4BAAB
Analogous#ABACBA, #B9ABBA
Triadic#BAB1AB, #ABBAB1
Split complementary#BAB9AB, #ACBAAB
Tetradic#BAABAC, #B4BAAB, #ABBAB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G171
B186
Red177 (69.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)9.8%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G AB · B BA
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