Recognised as Colour
#B196FF
- #B196FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B196FF is a violet with RGB values 177, 150, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B196FF#B196FF
HEX#B196FF
RGBrgb(177, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages69.4%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.4, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK30.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,638,527
CSS custom property--colour: #B196FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4E6900
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4FF96
Analogous#96AFFF, #E696FF
Triadic#FFB196, #96FFB1
Split complementary#FFE696, #B0FF96
Tetradic#FF96B0, #E4FF96, #96FFE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G150
B255
Red177 (69.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 96 · B FF
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B196FF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 2,156.756 g/mol
- 198 atoms
B196FF has a molar mass of 2,156.756 g/mol, made up of 198 atoms across 2 elements: 196 × B, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass2,156.756 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule198
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule3.5813776 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram2.7922216 × 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
B98.2%
F1.8%
Boron (B × 196)2,118.76 g/mol, 98.238%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.762%
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