Recognised as Colour
#B497C4
- #B497C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B497C4 is a violet with RGB values 180, 151, 196 and HSL 279°, 28%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B497C4#B497C4
HEX#B497C4
RGBrgb(180, 151, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5922, 0.7686
RGB percentages70.6%, 59.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(278.7, 27.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 23%, 76.9%)
CMYK8.2%, 23%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,332
CSS custom property--colour: #B497C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4B683B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7C497
Analogous#9E97C4, #C497BD
Triadic#C4B497, #97C4B4
Split complementary#BEC497, #97C49E
Tetradic#C49E97, #A7C497, #97BDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G151
B196
Red180 (70.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue278.67°
Saturation (HSL)27.61%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 97 · B C4
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B497C4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 5,420.614 g/mol
- 501 atoms
B497C4 has a molar mass of 5,420.614 g/mol, made up of 501 atoms across 2 elements: 497 × B, 4 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass5,420.614 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule501
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.0011413 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.1109702 × 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
B99.1%
C0.9%
Boron (B × 497)5,372.57 g/mol, 99.114%
Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 0.886%
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