Recognised as Colour
#B9ACD6
- #B9ACD6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9ACD6 is a violet with RGB values 185, 172, 214 and HSL 259°, 34%, 76%. 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
#B9ACD6#B9ACD6
HEX#B9ACD6
RGBrgb(185, 172, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6745, 0.8392
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(258.6, 33.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 19.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK13.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,406
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ACD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#465329
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9D6AC
Analogous#ACB4D6, #CEACD6
Triadic#D6B9AC, #ACD6B9
Split complementary#D6CEAC, #B4D6AC
Tetradic#D6ACB4, #C9D6AC, #ACD6CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G172
B214
Red185 (72.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue258.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AC · B D6
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