Recognised as Colour

#B497CF

#B497CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B497CF is a violet with RGB values 180, 151, 207 and HSL 271°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B497CF#B497CF

HEX#B497CF

RGBrgb(180, 151, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5922, 0.8118

RGB percentages70.6%, 59.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(271.1, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK13%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,835,343

CSS custom property--colour: #B497CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4B6830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B19FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 22 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2CF97

Analogous#9897CF, #CF97CE

Triadic#CFB497, #97CFB4

Split complementary#CECF97, #97CF98

Tetradic#CF9897, #B2CF97, #97CECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6DDEF

Lighter +10%#CDBADF

Darker −10%#9B74BF

Darker −20%#8251AF

Darker −30%#68418C

Darker −40%#4E3169

More saturated +25%#B584E2

Less saturated −25%#B3AABC

Channel breakdown

R180

G151

B207

Red180 (70.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue271.07°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 97 · B CF

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B497CF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,403.579 g/mol
499 atoms

B497CF has a molar mass of 5,403.579 g/mol, made up of 499 atoms across 3 elements: 497 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,403.579 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule499

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.972854 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1144726 × 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

B99.4%

C0.2%

F0.4%

Boron (B × 497)5,372.57 g/mol, 99.426%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.222%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.352%

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