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Recognised as Colour

#B8A7D5

  • #B8A7D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B8A7D5 is a violet with RGB values 184, 167, 213 and HSL 262°, 35%, 75%. 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

#B8A7D5#B8A7D5
HEX#B8A7D5
RGBrgb(184, 167, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6549, 0.8353
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(262.2, 35.4%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 21.6%, 83.5%)
CMYK13.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,589
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A7D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#47582A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAED7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AED4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B3ADB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.9Plum · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Dark grey · ΔE 26Lavender · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4D5A7
Analogous#A7ADD5, #CFA7D5
Triadic#D5B8A7, #A7D5B8
Split complementary#D5CFA7, #ADD5A7
Tetradic#D5A7AD, #C4D5A7, #A7D5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0ECF6
Lighter +10%#D4CAE5
Darker −10%#9C84C5
Darker −20%#8062B4
Darker −30%#67499A
Darker −40%#503977
More saturated +25%#B497E5
Less saturated −25%#BCB7C5

Channel breakdown

R184
G167
B213
Red184 (72.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue262.17°
Saturation (HSL)35.38%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A7 · B D5

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