Recognised as Colour

#B49ACC

#B49ACC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B49ACC is a violet with RGB values 180, 154, 204 and HSL 271°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B49ACC#B49ACC

HEX#B49ACC

RGBrgb(180, 154, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6039, 0.8

RGB percentages70.6%, 60.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(271.2, 32.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 24.5%, 80%)

CMYK11.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,836,108

CSS custom property--colour: #B49ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4B6533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A5CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B1A1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Thistle · ΔE 19 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2CC9A

Analogous#9B9ACC, #CC9ACB

Triadic#CCB49A, #9ACCB4

Split complementary#CBCC9A, #9ACC9B

Tetradic#CC9B9A, #B2CC9A, #9ACBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6DEEE

Lighter +10%#CDBCDD

Darker −10%#9B78BB

Darker −20%#8256AA

Darker −30%#684588

Darker −40%#4E3466

More saturated +25%#B587DF

Less saturated −25%#B3ADB9

Channel breakdown

R180

G154

B204

Red180 (70.6%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue271.2°

Saturation (HSL)32.89%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9A · B CC

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B49AcC (chemical formula)

Formula
768.701 g/mol
51 atoms

B49AcC has a molar mass of 768.701 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 3 elements: 49 × B, 1 × Ac, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass768.701 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.276458 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.8341784 × 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

B68.9%

Ac29.5%

C1.6%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 68.907%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 29.53%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.563%

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