Recognised as Colour
#B3AABE
- #B3AABE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B3AABE is a violet with RGB values 179, 170, 190 and HSL 267°, 13%, 71%. 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
#B3AABE#B3AABE
HEX#B3AABE
RGBrgb(179, 170, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6667, 0.7451
RGB percentages70.2%, 66.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(267, 13.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 10.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK5.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,654
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#4C5541
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BEAA
Analogous#AAABBE, #BDAABE
Triadic#BEB3AA, #AABEB3
Split complementary#BEBDAA, #ABBEAA
Tetradic#BEAAAB, #B5BEAA, #AABEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G170
B190
Red179 (70.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue267°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AA · B BE
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