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Recognised as Colour

#B6A1DB

  • #B6A1DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B6A1DB is a violet with RGB values 182, 161, 219 and HSL 262°, 45%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B6A1DB#B6A1DB
HEX#B6A1DB
RGBrgb(182, 161, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6314, 0.8588
RGB percentages71.4%, 63.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(261.7, 44.6%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 26.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK16.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,987
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#495E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AAD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B0AAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DBA1
Analogous#A1A9DB, #D3A1DB
Triadic#DBB6A1, #A1DBB6
Split complementary#DBD3A1, #A9DBA1
Tetradic#DBA1A9, #C6DBA1, #A1DBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEBF7
Lighter +10%#D3C6E9
Darker −10%#997CCD
Darker −20%#7D57BF
Darker −30%#643FA4
Darker −40%#4D317F
More saturated +25%#B291EB
Less saturated −25%#BAB1CB

Channel breakdown

R182
G161
B219
Red182 (71.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue261.72°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A1 · B DB

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