Recognised as Colour

#B293CB

#B293CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B293CB is a violet with RGB values 178, 147, 203 and HSL 273°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B293CB#B293CB

HEX#B293CB

RGBrgb(178, 147, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5765, 0.7961

RGB percentages69.8%, 57.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(273.2, 35%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 27.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,703,243

CSS custom property--colour: #B293CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#4D6C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A9ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 22.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACCB93

Analogous#9693CB, #CB93C8

Triadic#CBB293, #93CBB2

Split complementary#C8CB93, #93CB96

Tetradic#CB9693, #ACCB93, #93C8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFD

Lighter +20%#E3D8EC

Lighter +10%#CBB5DC

Darker −10%#9971BA

Darker −20%#8151A7

Darker −30%#664085

Darker −40%#4C2F63

More saturated +25%#B47FDF

Less saturated −25%#B0A7B7

Channel breakdown

R178

G147

B203

Red178 (69.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue273.21°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 93 · B CB

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B293CB (chemical formula)

Formula
3,190.151 g/mol
295 atoms

B293CB has a molar mass of 3,190.151 g/mol, made up of 295 atoms across 2 elements: 294 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,190.151 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule295

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2973704 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8877291 × 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

B99.6%

C0.4%

Boron (B × 294)3,178.14 g/mol, 99.623%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.377%

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