Recognised as Colour

#B174CC

#B174CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B174CC is a violet with RGB values 177, 116, 204 and HSL 282°, 46%, 63%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#B174CC#B174CC

HEX#B174CC

RGBrgb(177, 116, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4549, 0.8

RGB percentages69.4%, 45.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(281.6, 46.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 43.1%, 80%)

CMYK13.2%, 43.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,629,772

CSS custom property--colour: #B174CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

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

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#4E8B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6488CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#748EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AF8096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4 Orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FCC74

Analogous#8574CC, #CC74BB

Triadic#CCB174, #74CCB1

Split complementary#BBCC74, #74CC85

Tetradic#CC8574, #8FCC74, #74BBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4F5

Lighter +20%#DBBFE7

Lighter +10%#C699DA

Darker −10%#9C4FBE

Darker −20%#813B9F

Darker −30%#622D7A

Darker −40%#441F55

More saturated +25%#BA5CE4

Less saturated −25%#A88CB4

Channel breakdown

R177

G116

B204

Red177 (69.4%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue281.59°

Saturation (HSL)46.32%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 74 · B CC

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B174CC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,904.962 g/mol
176 atoms

B174CC has a molar mass of 1,904.962 g/mol, made up of 176 atoms across 2 elements: 174 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,904.962 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule176

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1632638 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1612918 × 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

B98.7%

C1.3%

Boron (B × 174)1,880.94 g/mol, 98.739%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 1.261%

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