Recognised as Colour

#B46BC4

#B46BC4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B46BC4 is a violet with RGB values 180, 107, 196 and HSL 289°, 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

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HEX#B46BC4

RGBrgb(180, 107, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4196, 0.7686

RGB percentages70.6%, 42%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(289.2, 43%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 45.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK8.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,824,068

CSS custom property--colour: #B46BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#4B943B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E82C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#728AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#B5768Eno 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 text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.5 Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 24 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BC46B

Analogous#876BC4, #C46BA8

Triadic#C4B46B, #6BC4B4

Split complementary#A8C46B, #6BC488

Tetradic#C4876B, #7BC46B, #6BA8C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#EBD8F0

Lighter +20%#D9B4E1

Lighter +10%#C68FD3

Darker −10%#A148B4

Darker −20%#803990

Darker −30%#602B6B

Darker −40%#3F1C47

More saturated +25%#C551DE

Less saturated −25%#A385AA

Channel breakdown

R180

G107

B196

Red180 (70.6%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue289.21°

Saturation (HSL)43%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6B · B C4

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B46BC4 (chemical formula)

Formula
556.114 g/mol
51 atoms

B46BC4 has a molar mass of 556.114 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 2 elements: 47 × B, 4 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass556.114 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.2344902 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0828968 × 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

B91.4%

C8.6%

Boron (B × 47)508.07 g/mol, 91.361%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 8.639%

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