Recognised as Colour
#B9ABDC
- #B9ABDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9ABDC is a violet with RGB values 185, 171, 220 and HSL 257°, 41%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B9ABDC#B9ABDC
HEX#B9ABDC
RGBrgb(185, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(257.1, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,156
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ABDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#465423
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDCAB
Analogous#ABB5DC, #D1ABDC
Triadic#DCB9AB, #ABDCB9
Split complementary#DCD1AB, #B5DCAB
Tetradic#DCABB5, #CEDCAB, #ABDCD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G171
B220
Red185 (72.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B DC
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