Colour
#B7AABF
- #B7AABF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B7AABF is a violet with RGB values 183, 170, 191 and HSL 277°, 14%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B7AABF#B7AABF
HEX#B7AABF
RGBrgb(183, 170, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6667, 0.749
RGB percentages71.8%, 66.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(277.1, 14.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 11%, 74.9%)
CMYK4.2%, 11%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,799
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AABF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#485540
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2BFAA
Analogous#ACAABF, #BFAABC
Triadic#BFB7AA, #AABFB7
Split complementary#BCBFAA, #AABFAC
Tetradic#BFACAA, #B2BFAA, #AABCBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G170
B191
Red183 (71.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)14.09%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G AA · B BF
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