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Recognised as Colour

#B9A9CB

  • #B9A9CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B9A9CB is a violet with RGB values 185, 169, 203 and HSL 268°, 25%, 73%. 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

#B9A9CB#B9A9CB
HEX#B9A9CB
RGBrgb(185, 169, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6627, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(268.2, 24.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 16.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK8.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,627
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#465634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Dark grey · ΔE 19.6Silver · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBCBA9
Analogous#A9AACB, #CAA9CB
Triadic#CBB9A9, #A9CBB9
Split complementary#CBCAA9, #AACBA9
Tetradic#CBA9AA, #BBCBA9, #A9CBCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE9F1
Lighter +10%#D3C9DE
Darker −10%#9F89B8
Darker −20%#8569A5
Darker −30%#6C5388
Darker −40%#533F69
More saturated +25%#B898DC
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R185
G169
B203
Red185 (72.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G A9 · B CB

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