Recognised as Colour
#B39FCC
- #B39FCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B39FCC is a violet with RGB values 179, 159, 204 and HSL 267°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B39FCC#B39FCC
HEX#B39FCC
RGBrgb(179, 159, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6235, 0.8
RGB percentages70.2%, 62.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(266.7, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK12.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,852
CSS custom property--colour: #B39FCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#4C6033
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8CC9F
Analogous#9FA2CC, #C99FCC
Triadic#CCB39F, #9FCCB3
Split complementary#CCC99F, #A2CC9F
Tetradic#CC9FA2, #B8CC9F, #9FCCC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G159
B204
Red179 (70.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9F · B CC
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B39FCC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 464.61 g/mol
- 42 atoms
B39FCC has a molar mass of 464.61 g/mol, made up of 42 atoms across 3 elements: 39 × B, 1 × F, 2 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass464.61 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule42
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule7.7150306 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.2961711 × 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
B90.7%
F4.1%
C5.2%
Boron (B × 39)421.59 g/mol, 90.741%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.089%
Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 5.17%
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