Recognised as Colour
#B6A5C4
- #B6A5C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B6A5C4 is a violet with RGB values 182, 165, 196 and HSL 273°, 21%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B6A5C4#B6A5C4
HEX#B6A5C4
RGBrgb(182, 165, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6471, 0.7686
RGB percentages71.4%, 64.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(272.9, 20.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 15.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,969,988
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A5C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#495A3B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3C4A5
Analogous#A6A5C4, #C4A5C3
Triadic#C4B6A5, #A5C4B6
Split complementary#C3C4A5, #A5C4A6
Tetradic#C4A6A5, #B3C4A5, #A5C3C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G165
B196
Red182 (71.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue272.9°
Saturation (HSL)20.81%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A5 · B C4
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