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Recognised as Colour

#B6A1BC

  • #B6A1BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B6A1BC is a violet with RGB values 182, 161, 188 and HSL 287°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B6A1BC#B6A1BC
HEX#B6A1BC
RGBrgb(182, 161, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6314, 0.7373
RGB percentages71.4%, 63.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(286.7, 16.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 14.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK3.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#495E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A9BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6A4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7BCA1
Analogous#A9A1BC, #BCA1B4
Triadic#BCB6A1, #A1BCB6
Split complementary#B4BCA1, #A1BCA9
Tetradic#BCA9A1, #A7BCA1, #A1B4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFC
Lighter +20%#E4DDE6
Lighter +10%#CDBFD1
Darker −10%#9F83A7
Darker −20%#876790
Darker −30%#6B5272
Darker −40%#4F3C55
More saturated +25%#C18DD0
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R182
G161
B188
Red182 (71.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)16.77%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A1 · B BC

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