Recognised as Colour

#B49BCB

#B49BCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B49BCB is a violet with RGB values 180, 155, 203 and HSL 271°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B49BCB#B49BCB

HEX#B49BCB

RGBrgb(180, 155, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6078, 0.7961

RGB percentages70.6%, 60.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(271.3, 31.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 23.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK11.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,836,363

CSS custom property--colour: #B49BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4B6434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A5C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#B1A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Thistle · ΔE 18 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2CB9B

Analogous#9C9BCB, #CB9BCA

Triadic#CBB49B, #9BCBB4

Split complementary#CACB9B, #9BCB9C

Tetradic#CB9C9B, #B2CB9B, #9BCACB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6DEEE

Lighter +10%#CDBDDC

Darker −10%#9B79BA

Darker −20%#8258A8

Darker −30%#684687

Darker −40%#4E3565

More saturated +25%#B588DE

Less saturated −25%#B3AEB8

Channel breakdown

R180

G155

B203

Red180 (70.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue271.25°

Saturation (HSL)31.58%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9B · B CB

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B49BCB (chemical formula)

Formula
563.321 g/mol
52 atoms

B49BCB has a molar mass of 563.321 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 2 elements: 51 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass563.321 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.3541653 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0690425 × 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

B97.9%

C2.1%

Boron (B × 51)551.31 g/mol, 97.868%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.132%

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