Recognised as Colour
#B7A3C4
- #B7A3C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B7A3C4 is a violet with RGB values 183, 163, 196 and HSL 276°, 22%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B7A3C4#B7A3C4
HEX#B7A3C4
RGBrgb(183, 163, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6392, 0.7686
RGB percentages71.8%, 63.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(276.4, 21.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 16.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK6.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,035,012
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A3C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#485C3B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0C4A3
Analogous#A7A3C4, #C4A3C1
Triadic#C4B7A3, #A3C4B7
Split complementary#C1C4A3, #A3C4A7
Tetradic#C4A7A3, #B0C4A3, #A3C1C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G163
B196
Red183 (71.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue276.36°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G A3 · B C4
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