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Colour

#B7A0C5

  • #B7A0C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B7A0C5 is a violet with RGB values 183, 160, 197 and HSL 277°, 24%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B7A0C5#B7A0C5
HEX#B7A0C5
RGBrgb(183, 160, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6275, 0.7725
RGB percentages71.8%, 62.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(277.3, 24.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 18.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,034,245
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A0C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#485F3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B6A4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.1Plum · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEC5A0
Analogous#A5A0C5, #C5A0C1
Triadic#C5B7A0, #A0C5B7
Split complementary#C1C5A0, #A0C5A4
Tetradic#C5A4A0, #AEC5A0, #A0C1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DFEC
Lighter +10%#CFC0D8
Darker −10%#9F80B2
Darker −20%#87619E
Darker −30%#6C4D7F
Darker −40%#513A5F
More saturated +25%#BC8DD8
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R183
G160
B197
Red183 (71.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue277.3°
Saturation (HSL)24.18%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G A0 · B C5

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