Recognised as Colour

#B4A4C5

#B4A4C5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B4A4C5 is a violet with RGB values 180, 164, 197 and HSL 269°, 22%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B4A4C5

RGBrgb(180, 164, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6431, 0.7725

RGB percentages70.6%, 64.3%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(269.1, 22.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 16.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK8.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,838,661

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A4C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#4B5B3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FAAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2AAC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A8AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Silver · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5C5A4

Analogous#A4A4C5, #C5A4C5

Triadic#C5B4A4, #A4C5B4

Split complementary#C5C5A4, #A4C5A4

Tetradic#C5A4A4, #B5C5A4, #A4C5C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7E2ED

Lighter +10%#CEC3D9

Darker −10%#9A85B1

Darker −20%#81669D

Darker −30%#67517F

Darker −40%#4E3D60

More saturated +25%#B391D8

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R180

G164

B197

Red180 (70.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue269.09°

Saturation (HSL)22.15%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G A4 · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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