Colour
#B4ACCC
- #B4ACCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B4ACCC is a violet with RGB values 180, 172, 204 and HSL 255°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B4ACCC#B4ACCC
HEX#B4ACCC
RGBrgb(180, 172, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6745, 0.8
RGB percentages70.6%, 67.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(255, 23.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 15.7%, 80%)
CMYK11.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,716
CSS custom property--colour: #B4ACCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 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#4B5333
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#C4CCAC
Analogous#ACB4CC, #C4ACCC
Triadic#CCB4AC, #ACCCB4
Split complementary#CCC4AC, #B4CCAC
Tetradic#CCACB4, #C4CCAC, #ACCCC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G172
B204
Red180 (70.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)23.88%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AC · B CC
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