Recognised as Colour

#B26CDC

#B26CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B26CDC is a violet with RGB values 178, 108, 220 and HSL 278°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B26CDC#B26CDC

HEX#B26CDC

RGBrgb(178, 108, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4235, 0.8627

RGB percentages69.8%, 42.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(277.5, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK19.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,693,276

CSS custom property--colour: #B26CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#4D9323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F86E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#658BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Violet · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96DC6C

Analogous#7A6CDC, #DC6CCE

Triadic#DCB26C, #6CDCB2

Split complementary#CEDC6C, #6CDC7A

Tetradic#DC7A6C, #96DC6C, #6CCEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E8F9

Lighter +20%#DDBEF0

Lighter +10%#C895E6

Darker −10%#9C43D2

Darker −20%#822BB7

Darker −30%#65228D

Darker −40%#481864

More saturated +25%#B855F3

Less saturated −25%#AC83C5

Channel breakdown

R178

G108

B220

Red178 (69.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 6C · B DC

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B26CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
405.481 g/mol
28 atoms

B26CdC has a molar mass of 405.481 g/mol, made up of 28 atoms across 3 elements: 26 × B, 1 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass405.481 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule28

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.7331704 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4851845 × 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

B69.3%

Cd27.7%

C3%

Boron (B × 26)281.06 g/mol, 69.315%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 27.723%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.962%

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