Colour
#B9ABC0
- #B9ABC0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9ABC0 is a violet with RGB values 185, 171, 192 and HSL 280°, 14%, 71%. 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
#B9ABC0#B9ABC0
HEX#B9ABC0
RGBrgb(185, 171, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.7529
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(280, 14.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 10.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,128
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ABC0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43246WCAG 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 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#46543F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2C0AB
Analogous#AEABC0, #C0ABBC
Triadic#C0B9AB, #ABC0B9
Split complementary#BCC0AB, #ABC0AE
Tetradic#C0AEAB, #B2C0AB, #ABBCC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G171
B192
Red185 (72.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B C0
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