Recognised as Colour
#B7A7BB
- #B7A7BB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B7A7BB is a violet with RGB values 183, 167, 187 and HSL 288°, 13%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B7A7BB#B7A7BB
HEX#B7A7BB
RGBrgb(183, 167, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6549, 0.7333
RGB percentages71.8%, 65.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(288, 12.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 10.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,027
CSS custom property--colour: #B7A7BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#485844
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABBBA7
Analogous#ADA7BB, #BBA7B5
Triadic#BBB7A7, #A7BBB7
Split complementary#B5BBA7, #A7BBAD
Tetradic#BBADA7, #ABBBA7, #A7B5BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G167
B187
Red183 (71.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G A7 · B BB
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