Recognised as Colour

#B24BCC

#B24BCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B24BCC is a violet with RGB values 178, 75, 204 and HSL 288°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B24BCC#B24BCC

HEX#B24BCC

RGBrgb(178, 75, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2941, 0.8

RGB percentages69.8%, 29.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(287.9, 55.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 63.2%, 80%)

CMYK12.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,684,812

CSS custom property--colour: #B24BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#4DB433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2571D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#537CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B26185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65CC4B

Analogous#724BCC, #CC4BA5

Triadic#CCB24B, #4BCCB2

Split complementary#A6CC4B, #4BCC71

Tetradic#CC714B, #65CC4B, #4BA5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EAF9

Lighter +30%#E5C2EE

Lighter +20%#D49AE3

Lighter +10%#C373D7

Darker −10%#9832B2

Darker −20%#76278A

Darker −30%#541C62

Darker −40%#32113A

More saturated +25%#C32EE9

Less saturated −25%#A168AF

Channel breakdown

R178

G75

B204

Red178 (69.8%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue287.91°

Saturation (HSL)55.84%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 4B · B CC

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B24BCC (chemical formula)

Formula
294.272 g/mol
27 atoms

B24BCC has a molar mass of 294.272 g/mol, made up of 27 atoms across 2 elements: 25 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass294.272 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule27

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8865015 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0464539 × 10^21

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

B91.8%

C8.2%

Boron (B × 25)270.25 g/mol, 91.837%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 8.163%

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