Colour
#B6AEC6
- #B6AEC6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B6AEC6 is a violet with RGB values 182, 174, 198 and HSL 260°, 17%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B6AEC6#B6AEC6
HEX#B6AEC6
RGBrgb(182, 174, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6824, 0.7765
RGB percentages71.4%, 68.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(260, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK8.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,294
CSS custom property--colour: #B6AEC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#495139
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEC6AE
Analogous#AEB2C6, #C2AEC6
Triadic#C6B6AE, #AEC6B6
Split complementary#C6C2AE, #B2C6AE
Tetradic#C6AEB2, #BEC6AE, #AEC6C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G174
B198
Red182 (71.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G AE · B C6
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