Colour
#B3A7BF
- #B3A7BF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B3A7BF is a violet with RGB values 179, 167, 191 and HSL 270°, 16%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B3A7BF#B3A7BF
HEX#B3A7BF
RGBrgb(179, 167, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6549, 0.749
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(270, 15.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 12.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,887
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A7BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4C5840
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3BFA7
Analogous#A7A7BF, #BFA7BF
Triadic#BFB3A7, #A7BFB3
Split complementary#BFBFA7, #A7BFA7
Tetradic#BFA7A7, #B3BFA7, #A7BFBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G167
B191
Red179 (70.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A7 · B BF
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