Colour

#B69FBE

#B69FBE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B69FBE is a violet with RGB values 182, 159, 190 and HSL 285°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B69FBE

RGBrgb(182, 159, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6235, 0.7451

RGB percentages71.4%, 62.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(284.5, 19.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 16.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK4.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,968,446

CSS custom property--colour: #B69FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#496041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA5BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A7BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B6A2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7BE9F

Analogous#A69FBE, #BE9FB7

Triadic#BEB69F, #9FBEB6

Split complementary#B7BE9F, #9FBEA7

Tetradic#BEA79F, #A7BE9F, #9FB7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAFC

Lighter +20%#E4DCE7

Lighter +10%#CDBDD3

Darker −10%#9F81A9

Darker −20%#876493

Darker −30%#6B4F75

Darker −40%#4F3B56

More saturated +25%#C08BD2

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R182

G159

B190

Red182 (71.4%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue284.52°

Saturation (HSL)19.25%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 9F · B BE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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