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Recognised as Colour

#B8AAC7

  • #B8AAC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B8AAC7 is a violet with RGB values 184, 170, 199 and HSL 269°, 21%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B8AAC7#B8AAC7
HEX#B8AAC7
RGBrgb(184, 170, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6667, 0.7804
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(269, 20.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 14.6%, 78%)
CMYK7.5%, 14.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,343
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AAC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#475538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6AFC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B0C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B6AEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C7AA
Analogous#AAAAC7, #C6AAC7
Triadic#C7B8AA, #AAC7B8
Split complementary#C7C6AA, #AAC7AA
Tetradic#C7AAAA, #B9C7AA, #AAC7C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE7F0
Lighter +10%#D2C9DB
Darker −10%#9E8BB3
Darker −20%#856D9E
Darker −30%#6B5682
Darker −40%#524263
More saturated +25%#B798D9
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R184
G170
B199
Red184 (72.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue268.97°
Saturation (HSL)20.57%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G AA · B C7

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