Recognised as Colour
#B8A9DC
- #B8A9DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B8A9DC is a violet with RGB values 184, 169, 220 and HSL 258°, 42%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B8A9DC#B8A9DC
HEX#B8A9DC
RGBrgb(184, 169, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6627, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(257.6, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK16.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,108
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A9DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#475623
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDDCA9
Analogous#A9B3DC, #D1A9DC
Triadic#DCB8A9, #A9DCB8
Split complementary#DCD1A9, #B3DCA9
Tetradic#DCA9B3, #CDDCA9, #A9DCD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G169
B220
Red184 (72.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue257.65°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A9 · B DC
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