Recognised as Colour
#B289C4
- #B289C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B289C4 is a violet with RGB values 178, 137, 196 and HSL 282°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B289C4#B289C4
HEX#B289C4
RGBrgb(178, 137, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5373, 0.7686
RGB percentages69.8%, 53.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(281.7, 33.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 30.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK9.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,700,676
CSS custom property--colour: #B289C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4D763B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BC489
Analogous#9489C4, #C489B9
Triadic#C4B289, #89C4B2
Split complementary#B9C489, #89C494
Tetradic#C49489, #9BC489, #89B9C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G137
B196
Red178 (69.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue281.69°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 89 · B C4
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B289C4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 3,172.134 g/mol
- 293 atoms
B289C4 has a molar mass of 3,172.134 g/mol, made up of 293 atoms across 2 elements: 289 × B, 4 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass3,172.134 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule293
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule5.2674524 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.8984509 × 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
B98.5%
C1.5%
Boron (B × 289)3,124.09 g/mol, 98.485%
Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 1.515%
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