Recognised as Colour

#B495C1

#B495C1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B495C1 is a violet with RGB values 180, 149, 193 and HSL 282°, 26%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B495C1#B495C1

HEX#B495C1

RGBrgb(180, 149, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5843, 0.7569

RGB percentages70.6%, 58.4%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(282.3, 26.2%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 22.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK6.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,834,817

CSS custom property--colour: #B495C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4B6A3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9EC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A1C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B49AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2C195

Analogous#9E95C1, #C195B8

Triadic#C1B495, #95C1B4

Split complementary#B8C195, #95C19E

Tetradic#C19E95, #A2C195, #95B8C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6F9

Lighter +20%#E2D5E7

Lighter +10%#CBB5D4

Darker −10%#9D75AE

Darker −20%#855997

Darker −30%#694677

Darker −40%#4C3357

More saturated +25%#BD80D6

Less saturated −25%#ABAAAC

Channel breakdown

R180

G149

B193

Red180 (70.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue282.27°

Saturation (HSL)26.19%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 95 · B C1

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B495C1 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,362.961 g/mol
496 atoms

B495C1 has a molar mass of 5,362.961 g/mol, made up of 496 atoms across 2 elements: 495 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,362.961 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule496

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.9054063 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1229134 × 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

B99.8%

C0.2%

Boron (B × 495)5,350.95 g/mol, 99.776%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.224%

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