Colour
#B4ACBD
- #B4ACBD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B4ACBD is a violet with RGB values 180, 172, 189 and HSL 268°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B4ACBD#B4ACBD
HEX#B4ACBD
RGBrgb(180, 172, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6745, 0.7412
RGB percentages70.6%, 67.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(268.2, 11.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 9%, 74.1%)
CMYK4.8%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,701
CSS custom property--colour: #B4ACBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4B5342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BDAC
Analogous#ACACBD, #BCACBD
Triadic#BDB4AC, #ACBDB4
Split complementary#BDBCAC, #ACBDAC
Tetradic#BDACAC, #B5BDAC, #ACBDBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G172
B189
Red180 (70.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)11.41%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AC · B BD
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