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Recognised as Colour

#B6A7E2

  • #B6A7E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B6A7E2 is a violet with RGB values 182, 167, 226 and HSL 255°, 50%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B6A7E2#B6A7E2
HEX#B6A7E2
RGBrgb(182, 167, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6549, 0.8863
RGB percentages71.4%, 65.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(255.3, 50.4%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 26.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK19.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,970,530
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#49581D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AEB0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 29Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3E2A7
Analogous#A7B5E2, #D4A7E2
Triadic#E2B6A7, #A7E2B6
Split complementary#E2D4A7, #B5E2A7
Tetradic#E2A7B5, #D3E2A7, #A7E2D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F4FB
Lighter +10%#D6CDEF
Darker −10%#9681D5
Darker −20%#765AC9
Darker −30%#5A3BB5
Darker −40%#472F8E
More saturated +25%#AF98F1
Less saturated −25%#BDB6D3

Channel breakdown

R182
G167
B226
Red182 (71.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue255.25°
Saturation (HSL)50.43%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A7 · B E2

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