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Recognised as Colour

#B6ADC7

  • #B6ADC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B6ADC7 is a violet with RGB values 182, 173, 199 and HSL 261°, 19%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B6ADC7#B6ADC7
HEX#B6ADC7
RGBrgb(182, 173, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6784, 0.7804
RGB percentages71.4%, 67.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(260.8, 18.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 13.1%, 78%)
CMYK8.5%, 13.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,039
CSS custom property--colour: #B6ADC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#495238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B1C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB1C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 15.6Light grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC7AD
Analogous#ADB1C7, #C3ADC7
Triadic#C7B6AD, #ADC7B6
Split complementary#C7C3AD, #B1C7AD
Tetradic#C7ADB1, #BEC7AD, #ADC7C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAF0
Lighter +10%#D1CBDC
Darker −10%#9B8FB2
Darker −20%#80709E
Darker −30%#675982
Darker −40%#4F4464
More saturated +25%#B19CD8
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R182
G173
B199
Red182 (71.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)18.84%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G AD · B C7

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