Colour
#B8A8C2
- #B8A8C2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B8A8C2 is a violet with RGB values 184, 168, 194 and HSL 277°, 18%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B8A8C2#B8A8C2
HEX#B8A8C2
RGBrgb(184, 168, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6588, 0.7608
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(276.9, 17.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 13.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK5.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,826
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A8C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#47573D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2C2A8
Analogous#ABA8C2, #C2A8BF
Triadic#C2B8A8, #A8C2B8
Split complementary#BFC2A8, #A8C2AB
Tetradic#C2ABA8, #B2C2A8, #A8BFC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G168
B194
Red184 (72.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)17.57%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A8 · B C2
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