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Recognised as Colour

#B7A1C1

  • #B7A1C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B7A1C1 is a violet with RGB values 183, 161, 193 and HSL 281°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B7A1C1#B7A1C1
HEX#B7A1C1
RGBrgb(183, 161, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6314, 0.7569
RGB percentages71.8%, 63.1%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(281.3, 20.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 16.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK5.2%, 16.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,034,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A1C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39407WCAG 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 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#485E3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A9C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7A4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC1A1
Analogous#A7A1C1, #C1A1BB
Triadic#C1B7A1, #A1C1B7
Split complementary#BBC1A1, #A1C1A7
Tetradic#C1A7A1, #ABC1A1, #A1BBC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFE
Lighter +20%#E6DEEA
Lighter +10%#CFC0D5
Darker −10%#9F82AD
Darker −20%#886498
Darker −30%#6C5079
Darker −40%#513C5A
More saturated +25%#BE8ED5
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R183
G161
B193
Red183 (71.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)20.51%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G A1 · B C1

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