Colour
#BDAEC7
- #BDAEC7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDAEC7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 174, 199 and HSL 276°, 18%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDAEC7#BDAEC7
HEX#BDAEC7
RGBrgb(189, 174, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6824, 0.7804
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(276, 18.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 12.6%, 78%)
CMYK5%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,047
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAEC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#425138
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C7AE
Analogous#B1AEC7, #C7AEC5
Triadic#C7BDAE, #AEC7BD
Split complementary#C4C7AE, #AEC7B1
Tetradic#C7B1AE, #B8C7AE, #AEC5C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G174
B199
Red189 (74.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)18.25%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AE · B C7
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