Recognised as Colour

#B19CD8

#B19CD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B19CD8 is a violet with RGB values 177, 156, 216 and HSL 261°, 43%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B19CD8#B19CD8

HEX#B19CD8

RGBrgb(177, 156, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6118, 0.8471

RGB percentages69.4%, 61.2%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(261, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK18.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,640,024

CSS custom property--colour: #B19CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4E6327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FA6DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A6D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Thistle · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3D89C

Analogous#9CA5D8, #CF9CD8

Triadic#D8B19C, #9CD8B1

Split complementary#D8CF9C, #A5D89C

Tetradic#D89CA5, #C3D89C, #9CD8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE5F5

Lighter +10%#CEC1E6

Darker −10%#9477CA

Darker −20%#7753BB

Darker −30%#5F3E9D

Darker −40%#492F79

More saturated +25%#AC8BE9

Less saturated −25%#B6ADC7

Channel breakdown

R177

G156

B216

Red177 (69.4%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue261°

Saturation (HSL)43.48%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 9C · B D8

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Also reads as

B19Cd8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,104.67 g/mol
27 atoms

B19Cd8 has a molar mass of 1,104.67 g/mol, made up of 27 atoms across 2 elements: 19 × B, 8 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,104.67 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule27

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8343477 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4515292 × 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

B18.6%

Cd81.4%

Boron (B × 19)205.39 g/mol, 18.593%

Cadmium (Cd × 8)899.28 g/mol, 81.407%

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