Recognised as Colour
#B4A8BE
- #B4A8BE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B4A8BE is a violet with RGB values 180, 168, 190 and HSL 273°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B4A8BE#B4A8BE
HEX#B4A8BE
RGBrgb(180, 168, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6588, 0.7451
RGB percentages70.6%, 65.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(272.7, 14.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 11.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK5.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,839,678
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A8BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4B5741
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2BEA8
Analogous#A9A8BE, #BEA8BD
Triadic#BEB4A8, #A8BEB4
Split complementary#BDBEA8, #A8BEA9
Tetradic#BEA9A8, #B2BEA8, #A8BDBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G168
B190
Red180 (70.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)14.47%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G A8 · B BE
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