Recognised as Colour

#B46AC3

#B46AC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B46AC3 is a violet with RGB values 180, 106, 195 and HSL 290°, 43%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B46AC3#B46AC3

HEX#B46AC3

RGBrgb(180, 106, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4157, 0.7647

RGB percentages70.6%, 41.6%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(289.9, 42.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 45.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK7.7%, 45.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,823,811

CSS custom property--colour: #B46AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#4B953C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D81C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#7289C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B5758Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C36A

Analogous#886AC3, #C36AA5

Triadic#C3B46A, #6AC3B4

Split complementary#A5C36A, #6AC388

Tetradic#C3886A, #79C36A, #6AA5C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFE

Lighter +30%#EBD7EF

Lighter +20%#D9B3E0

Lighter +10%#C68ED2

Darker −10%#A048B2

Darker −20%#80398E

Darker −30%#5F2A6A

Darker −40%#3E1C45

More saturated +25%#C550DD

Less saturated −25%#A384A9

Channel breakdown

R180

G106

B195

Red180 (70.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue289.89°

Saturation (HSL)42.58%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6A · B C3

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

B46Ac3 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,178.26 g/mol
49 atoms

B46Ac3 has a molar mass of 1,178.26 g/mol, made up of 49 atoms across 2 elements: 46 × B, 3 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,178.26 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule49

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9565468 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1110457 × 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

B42.2%

Ac57.8%

Boron (B × 46)497.26 g/mol, 42.203%

Actinium (Ac × 3)681 g/mol, 57.797%

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