Colour

#B3A6D4

#B3A6D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B3A6D4 is a violet with RGB values 179, 166, 212 and HSL 257°, 35%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B3A6D4

RGBrgb(179, 166, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.651, 0.8314

RGB percentages70.2%, 65.1%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(257, 34.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257, 21.7%, 83.1%)

CMYK15.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,773,652

CSS custom property--colour: #B3A6D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#4C592B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DADD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EACD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ADADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C7D4A6

Analogous#A6B0D4, #CAA6D4

Triadic#D4B3A6, #A6D4B3

Split complementary#D4CAA6, #B0D4A6

Tetradic#D4A6B0, #C7D4A6, #A6D4CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEEBF5

Lighter +10%#D0C8E5

Darker −10%#9684C3

Darker −20%#7861B3

Darker −30%#5F4998

Darker −40%#4A3975

More saturated +25%#AC96E5

Less saturated −25%#BAB7C4

Channel breakdown

R179

G166

B212

Red179 (70.2%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue256.96°

Saturation (HSL)34.85%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G A6 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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