Recognised as Colour
#B2A4BD
- #B2A4BD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B2A4BD is a violet with RGB values 178, 164, 189 and HSL 274°, 16%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B2A4BD#B2A4BD
HEX#B2A4BD
RGBrgb(178, 164, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6431, 0.7412
RGB percentages69.8%, 64.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(273.6, 15.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 13.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,707,581
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A4BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4D5B42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFBDA4
Analogous#A5A4BD, #BDA4BC
Triadic#BDB2A4, #A4BDB2
Split complementary#BBBDA4, #A4BDA5
Tetradic#BDA5A4, #AFBDA4, #A4BCBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G164
B189
Red178 (69.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)15.92%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A4 · B BD
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