Recognised as Colour

#B197CF

#B197CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B197CF is a violet with RGB values 177, 151, 207 and HSL 268°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B197CF#B197CF

HEX#B197CF

RGBrgb(177, 151, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5922, 0.8118

RGB percentages69.4%, 59.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(267.9, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK14.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,638,735

CSS custom property--colour: #B197CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4E6830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A2CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD9FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.2 Thistle · ΔE 22.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Steel blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5CF97

Analogous#9799CF, #CD97CF

Triadic#CFB197, #97CFB1

Split complementary#CFCD97, #99CF97

Tetradic#CF9799, #B5CF97, #97CFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5DDEF

Lighter +10%#CBBADF

Darker −10%#9774BF

Darker −20%#7D51AF

Darker −30%#64418C

Darker −40%#4B3169

More saturated +25%#B084E2

Less saturated −25%#B2AABC

Channel breakdown

R177

G151

B207

Red177 (69.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue267.86°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 97 · B CF

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B197CF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,160.579 g/mol
199 atoms

B197CF has a molar mass of 2,160.579 g/mol, made up of 199 atoms across 3 elements: 197 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,160.579 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule199

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5877258 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.787281 × 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

B98.6%

C0.6%

F0.9%

Boron (B × 197)2,129.57 g/mol, 98.565%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.556%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.879%

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