Recognised as Colour

#B16CDC

#B16CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B16CDC is a violet with RGB values 177, 108, 220 and HSL 277°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B16CDC#B16CDC

HEX#B16CDC

RGBrgb(177, 108, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4235, 0.8627

RGB percentages69.4%, 42.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(277, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK19.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,627,740

CSS custom property--colour: #B16CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#4E9323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F86E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#648BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AC7F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5 Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97DC6C

Analogous#796CDC, #DC6CCF

Triadic#DCB16C, #6CDCB1

Split complementary#CFDC6C, #6CDC79

Tetradic#DC796C, #97DC6C, #6CCFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E8F9

Lighter +20%#DDBEF0

Lighter +10%#C795E6

Darker −10%#9B43D2

Darker −20%#812BB7

Darker −30%#64228D

Darker −40%#471864

More saturated +25%#B655F3

Less saturated −25%#AC83C5

Channel breakdown

R177

G108

B220

Red177 (69.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue276.96°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 6C · B DC

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Also reads as

B16CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
297.381 g/mol
18 atoms

B16CdC has a molar mass of 297.381 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 16 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass297.381 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.9381277 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.025059 × 10^21

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

B58.2%

Cd37.8%

C4%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 58.161%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 37.8%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.039%

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