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Recognised as Colour

#B6A9D7

  • #B6A9D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B6A9D7 is a violet with RGB values 182, 169, 215 and HSL 257°, 37%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B6A9D7#B6A9D7
HEX#B6A9D7
RGBrgb(182, 169, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6627, 0.8431
RGB percentages71.4%, 66.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(257, 36.5%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257, 21.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK15.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,971,031
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A9D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#495628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B0D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AFD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 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 text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Lavender · ΔE 25.5Dark grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD7A9
Analogous#A9B3D7, #CDA9D7
Triadic#D7B6A9, #A9D7B6
Split complementary#D7CDA9, #B3D7A9
Tetradic#D7A9B3, #CAD7A9, #A9D7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFF7
Lighter +10%#D4CCE7
Darker −10%#9886C7
Darker −20%#7B63B7
Darker −30%#61499E
Darker −40%#4C397B
More saturated +25%#AF99E7
Less saturated −25%#BDB9C7

Channel breakdown

R182
G169
B215
Red182 (71.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue256.96°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G A9 · B D7

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