Recognised as Colour

#B167CD

#B167CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B167CD is a violet with RGB values 177, 103, 205 and HSL 284°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B167CD#B167CD

HEX#B167CD

RGBrgb(177, 103, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4039, 0.8039

RGB percentages69.4%, 40.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(283.5, 50.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 49.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK13.7%, 49.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,626,445

CSS custom property--colour: #B167CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#4E9832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5280D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6887CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B07691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#83CD67

Analogous#7E67CD, #CD67B6

Triadic#CDB167, #67CDB1

Split complementary#B6CD67, #67CD7E

Tetradic#CD7E67, #83CD67, #67B6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDAF3

Lighter +20%#D8B4E6

Lighter +10%#C58DDA

Darker −10%#9D41C0

Darker −20%#7E339B

Darker −30%#5F2675

Darker −40%#401A4E

More saturated +25%#BC4EE6

Less saturated −25%#A680B4

Channel breakdown

R177

G103

B205

Red177 (69.4%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue283.53°

Saturation (HSL)50.5%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 67 · B CD

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Harmonies

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B167Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,917.68 g/mol
168 atoms

B167Cd has a molar mass of 1,917.68 g/mol, made up of 168 atoms across 2 elements: 167 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,917.68 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule168

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1843826 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1403262 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B94.1%

Cd5.9%

Boron (B × 167)1,805.27 g/mol, 94.138%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 5.862%

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