Recognised as Colour

#B16CEC

#B16CEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B16CEC is a violet with RGB values 177, 108, 236 and HSL 272°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B16CEC#B16CEC

HEX#B16CEC

RGBrgb(177, 108, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4235, 0.9255

RGB percentages69.4%, 42.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(272.3, 77.1%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 54.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK25%, 54.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,627,756

CSS custom property--colour: #B16CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4E9313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4189F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#598CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A884A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8 Medium purple · ΔE 14.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Orchid · ΔE 21 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7EC6C

Analogous#716CEC, #EC6CE7

Triadic#ECB16C, #6CECB1

Split complementary#E7EC6C, #6CEC71

Tetradic#EC716C, #A7EC6C, #6CE7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3FE

Lighter +20%#E1C6F8

Lighter +10%#C999F2

Darker −10%#993FE6

Darker −20%#801CD6

Darker −30%#6516A9

Darker −40%#4A107C

More saturated +25%#B259FF

Less saturated −25%#AF81D7

Channel breakdown

R177

G108

B236

Red177 (69.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue272.34°

Saturation (HSL)77.11%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 6C · B EC

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B16CeC (chemical formula)

Formula
325.091 g/mol
18 atoms

B16CeC has a molar mass of 325.091 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 16 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass325.091 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.3982631 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8524477 × 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

B53.2%

Ce43.1%

C3.7%

Boron (B × 16)172.96 g/mol, 53.204%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 43.102%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.695%

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