Recognised as Colour
#B4AEC2
- #B4AEC2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B4AEC2 is a violet with RGB values 180, 174, 194 and HSL 258°, 14%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B4AEC2#B4AEC2
HEX#B4AEC2
RGBrgb(180, 174, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6824, 0.7608
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(258, 14.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 10.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK7.2%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,218
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AEC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4B513D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCC2AE
Analogous#AEB2C2, #BEAEC2
Triadic#C2B4AE, #AEC2B4
Split complementary#C2BEAE, #B2C2AE
Tetradic#C2AEB2, #BCC2AE, #AEC2BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G174
B194
Red180 (70.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)14.08%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AE · B C2
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