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Recognised as Colour

#B3A0C0

  • #B3A0C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B3A0C0 is a violet with RGB values 179, 160, 192 and HSL 276°, 20%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B3A0C0#B3A0C0
HEX#B3A0C0
RGBrgb(179, 160, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6275, 0.7529
RGB percentages70.2%, 62.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(275.6, 20.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 16.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,096
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A0C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4C5F3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA6C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Silver · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADC0A0
Analogous#A3A0C0, #C0A0BD
Triadic#C0B3A0, #A0C0B3
Split complementary#BDC0A0, #A0C0A3
Tetradic#C0A3A0, #ADC0A0, #A0BDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFD
Lighter +20%#E4DDE9
Lighter +10%#CCBFD4
Darker −10%#9A81AC
Darker −20%#826496
Darker −30%#674F78
Darker −40%#4D3B59
More saturated +25%#B78CD4
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R179
G160
B192
Red179 (70.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue275.63°
Saturation (HSL)20.25%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A0 · B C0

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