Recognised as Colour

#B49CE8

#B49CE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B49CE8 is a violet with RGB values 180, 156, 232 and HSL 259°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B49CE8#B49CE8

HEX#B49CE8

RGBrgb(180, 156, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6118, 0.9098

RGB percentages70.6%, 61.2%, 91%

HSLhsl(258.9, 62.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 32.8%, 91%)

CMYK22.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,836,648

CSS custom property--colour: #B49CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#4B6317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA8EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Thistle · ΔE 30.2 Orchid · ΔE 31.7 Violet · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0E89C

Analogous#9CAAE8, #DA9CE8

Triadic#E8B49C, #9CE8B4

Split complementary#E8DA9C, #AAE89C

Tetradic#E89CAA, #D0E89C, #9CE8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EFFB

Lighter +10%#D3C5F2

Darker −10%#9573DE

Darker −20%#7549D5

Darker −30%#5B2CBF

Darker −40%#472395

More saturated +25%#AE8DF7

Less saturated −25%#BAABD9

Channel breakdown

R180

G156

B232

Red180 (70.6%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)62.3%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9C · B E8

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B49Ce8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,650.65 g/mol
57 atoms

B49Ce8 has a molar mass of 1,650.65 g/mol, made up of 57 atoms across 2 elements: 49 × B, 8 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,650.65 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule57

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.7409688 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.6483451 × 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

B32.1%

Ce67.9%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 32.09%

Cerium (Ce × 8)1,120.96 g/mol, 67.91%

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