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Recognised as Colour

#B3A7D7

  • #B3A7D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B3A7D7 is a violet with RGB values 179, 167, 215 and HSL 255°, 38%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B3A7D7#B3A7D7
HEX#B3A7D7
RGBrgb(179, 167, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6549, 0.8431
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(255, 37.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 22.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK16.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,911
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A7D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4C5828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EADD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ACAEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25Lavender · ΔE 26.7Dark grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD7A7
Analogous#A7B3D7, #CBA7D7
Triadic#D7B3A7, #A7D7B3
Split complementary#D7CBA7, #B3D7A7
Tetradic#D7A7B3, #CBD7A7, #A7D7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EDF7
Lighter +10%#D1CAE7
Darker −10%#9584C7
Darker −20%#7661B7
Darker −30%#5D489D
Darker −40%#48387A
More saturated +25%#AB97E7
Less saturated −25%#BBB7C7

Channel breakdown

R179
G167
B215
Red179 (70.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A7 · B D7

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