Colour
#B2ADBA
- #B2ADBA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B2ADBA is a violet with RGB values 178, 173, 186 and HSL 263°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B2ADBA#B2ADBA
HEX#B2ADBA
RGBrgb(178, 173, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6784, 0.7294
RGB percentages69.8%, 67.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(263.1, 8.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 7%, 72.9%)
CMYK4.3%, 7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,882
CSS custom property--colour: #B2ADBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4D5245
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BAAD
Analogous#ADAFBA, #B9ADBA
Triadic#BAB2AD, #ADBAB2
Split complementary#BAB8AD, #AFBAAD
Tetradic#BAADAF, #B5BAAD, #ADBAB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G173
B186
Red178 (69.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue263.08°
Saturation (HSL)8.61%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AD · B BA
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