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Recognised as Colour

#B3A3C6

  • #B3A3C6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B3A3C6 is a violet with RGB values 179, 163, 198 and HSL 267°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B3A3C6#B3A3C6
HEX#B3A3C6
RGBrgb(179, 163, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6392, 0.7765
RGB percentages70.2%, 63.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(267.4, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK9.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,870
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4C5C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 21.3Silver · ΔE 21.8
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#B6C6A3
Analogous#A3A4C6, #C5A3C6
Triadic#C6B3A3, #A3C6B3
Split complementary#C6C5A3, #A4C6A3
Tetradic#C6A3A4, #B6C6A3, #A3C6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E2ED
Lighter +10%#CDC2DA
Darker −10%#9984B2
Darker −20%#7F649F
Darker −30%#665080
Darker −40%#4D3C61
More saturated +25%#B190D9
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R179
G163
B198
Red179 (70.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue267.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A3 · B C6

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