Recognised as Colour
#B5AFBB
- #B5AFBB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5AFBB is a violet with RGB values 181, 175, 187 and HSL 270°, 8%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B5AFBB#B5AFBB
HEX#B5AFBB
RGBrgb(181, 175, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6863, 0.7333
RGB percentages71%, 68.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270, 8.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 6.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK3.2%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,003
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AFBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44072WCAG 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 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4A5044
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BBAF
Analogous#AFAFBB, #BBAFBB
Triadic#BBB5AF, #AFBBB5
Split complementary#BBBBAF, #AFBBAF
Tetradic#BBAFAF, #B5BBAF, #AFBBBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G175
B187
Red181 (71%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)8.11%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AF · B BB
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