Recognised as Colour

#B198C1

#B198C1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B198C1 is a violet with RGB values 177, 152, 193 and HSL 277°, 25%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B198C1#B198C1

HEX#B198C1

RGBrgb(177, 152, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5961, 0.7569

RGB percentages69.4%, 59.6%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(276.6, 24.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 21.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK8.3%, 21.2%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,638,977

CSS custom property--colour: #B198C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4E673E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A0C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B09DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 17.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8C198

Analogous#9C98C1, #C198BD

Triadic#C1B198, #98C1B1

Split complementary#BDC198, #98C19D

Tetradic#C19D98, #A8C198, #98BDC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FA

Lighter +20%#E1D8E7

Lighter +10%#C9B8D4

Darker −10%#9978AE

Darker −20%#805B98

Darker −30%#654878

Darker −40%#4A3558

More saturated +25%#B683D6

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R177

G152

B193

Red177 (69.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue276.59°

Saturation (HSL)24.85%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 98 · B C1

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B198C1 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,152.391 g/mol
199 atoms

B198C1 has a molar mass of 2,152.391 g/mol, made up of 199 atoms across 2 elements: 198 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,152.391 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule199

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.5741293 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.7978842 × 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

B99.4%

C0.6%

Boron (B × 198)2,140.38 g/mol, 99.442%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.558%

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