Colour
#B3AEBD
- #B3AEBD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B3AEBD is a violet with RGB values 179, 174, 189 and HSL 260°, 10%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B3AEBD#B3AEBD
HEX#B3AEBD
RGBrgb(179, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(260, 10.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 7.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,677
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AEBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4C5142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BDAE
Analogous#AEB0BD, #BBAEBD
Triadic#BDB3AE, #AEBDB3
Split complementary#BDBAAE, #B1BDAE
Tetradic#BDAEB1, #B8BDAE, #AEBDBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G174
B189
Red179 (70.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AE · B BD
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