Recognised as Colour
#B2A9B7
- #B2A9B7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2A9B7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 169, 183 and HSL 279°, 9%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2A9B7#B2A9B7
HEX#B2A9B7
RGBrgb(178, 169, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6627, 0.7176
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(278.6, 8.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 7.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK2.7%, 7.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,855
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A9B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4D5648
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB7A9
Analogous#ABA9B7, #B7A9B5
Triadic#B7B2A9, #A9B7B2
Split complementary#B5B7A9, #A9B7AB
Tetradic#B7ABA9, #AEB7A9, #A9B5B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G169
B183
Red178 (69.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)8.86%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A9 · B B7
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