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Recognised as Colour

#B8B0C1

  • #B8B0C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B8B0C1 is a violet with RGB values 184, 176, 193 and HSL 268°, 12%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B8B0C1#B8B0C1
HEX#B8B0C1
RGBrgb(184, 176, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6902, 0.7569
RGB percentages72.2%, 69%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(268.2, 12.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 8.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK4.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,873
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B0C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#474F3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB3C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB3C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 10.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C1B0
Analogous#B0B0C1, #C0B0C1
Triadic#C1B8B0, #B0C1B8
Split complementary#C1C0B0, #B0C1B0
Tetradic#C1B0B0, #B9C1B0, #B0C1C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE9EE
Lighter +10%#D2CDD7
Darker −10%#9E93AB
Darker −20%#857794
Darker −30%#6B5F79
Darker −40%#52495C
More saturated +25%#B79ED3
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R184
G176
B193
Red184 (72.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)12.06%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G B0 · B C1

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