Colour
#B6ADBF
- #B6ADBF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B6ADBF is a violet with RGB values 182, 173, 191 and HSL 270°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B6ADBF#B6ADBF
HEX#B6ADBF
RGBrgb(182, 173, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6784, 0.749
RGB percentages71.4%, 67.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(270, 12.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 9.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK4.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,031
CSS custom property--colour: #B6ADBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#495240
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6BFAD
Analogous#ADADBF, #BFADBF
Triadic#BFB6AD, #ADBFB6
Split complementary#BFBFAD, #ADBFAD
Tetradic#BFADAD, #B6BFAD, #ADBFBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G173
B191
Red182 (71.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)12.33%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G AD · B BF
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