Recognised as Colour
#BBAEC2
- #BBAEC2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBAEC2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 174, 194 and HSL 279°, 14%, 72%. 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
#BBAEC2#BBAEC2
HEX#BBAEC2
RGBrgb(187, 174, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6824, 0.7608
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(279, 14.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 10.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,970
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAEC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#44513D
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 text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5C2AE
Analogous#B1AEC2, #C2AEBF
Triadic#C2BBAE, #AEC2BB
Split complementary#BFC2AE, #AEC2B1
Tetradic#C2B1AE, #B5C2AE, #AEBFC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G174
B194
Red187 (73.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue279°
Saturation (HSL)14.08%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AE · B C2
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