Recognised as Colour

#B27DBF

#B27DBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B27DBF is a violet with RGB values 178, 125, 191 and HSL 288°, 34%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B27DBF#B27DBF

HEX#B27DBF

RGBrgb(178, 125, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4902, 0.749

RGB percentages69.8%, 49%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(288.2, 34%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 34.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK6.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,599

CSS custom property--colour: #B27DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4D8240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#758CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8192BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#B38595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Orchid · ΔE 24.8 Violet · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABF7D

Analogous#917DBF, #BF7DAB

Triadic#BFB27D, #7DBFB2

Split complementary#ABBF7D, #7DBF91

Tetradic#BF917D, #8ABF7D, #7DABBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE4F1

Lighter +20%#DAC1E1

Lighter +10%#C69FD0

Darker −10%#9E5BAE

Darker −20%#81478F

Darker −30%#62366D

Darker −40%#44254B

More saturated +25%#C165D7

Less saturated −25%#A395A7

Channel breakdown

R178

G125

B191

Red178 (69.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue288.18°

Saturation (HSL)34.02%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7D · B BF

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B27DbF (chemical formula)

Formula
578.868 g/mol
29 atoms

B27DbF has a molar mass of 578.868 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 3 elements: 27 × B, 1 × Db, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass578.868 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.6123293 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0403306 × 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

B50.4%

Db46.3%

F3.3%

Boron (B × 27)291.87 g/mol, 50.421%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 46.297%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.282%

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