Recognised as Colour
#B49CBD
- #B49CBD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B49CBD is a violet with RGB values 180, 156, 189 and HSL 284°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B49CBD#B49CBD
HEX#B49CBD
RGBrgb(180, 156, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6118, 0.7412
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(283.6, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK4.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,605
CSS custom property--colour: #B49CBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4B6342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5BD9C
Analogous#A49CBD, #BD9CB6
Triadic#BDB49C, #9CBDB4
Split complementary#B6BD9C, #9CBDA4
Tetradic#BDA49C, #A5BD9C, #9CB6BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G156
B189
Red180 (70.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9C · B BD
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