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Recognised as Colour

#B8A4E2

  • #B8A4E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B8A4E2 is a violet with RGB values 184, 164, 226 and HSL 259°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B8A4E2#B8A4E2
HEX#B8A4E2
RGBrgb(184, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(259.4, 51.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 27.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK18.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,834
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#475B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AADE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1ADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Light skyblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE2A4
Analogous#A4AFE2, #D7A4E2
Triadic#E2B8A4, #A4E2B8
Split complementary#E2D7A4, #AFE2A4
Tetradic#E2A4AF, #CEE2A4, #A4E2D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F1FB
Lighter +10%#D6CBEE
Darker −10%#9A7DD6
Darker −20%#7C57C9
Darker −30%#6139B4
Darker −40%#4C2D8D
More saturated +25%#B395F1
Less saturated −25%#BDB3D3

Channel breakdown

R184
G164
B226
Red184 (72.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue259.35°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A4 · B E2

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