Recognised as Colour

#B49FC5

#B49FC5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B49FC5 is a violet with RGB values 180, 159, 197 and HSL 273°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B49FC5#B49FC5

HEX#B49FC5

RGBrgb(180, 159, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6235, 0.7725

RGB percentages70.6%, 62.4%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(273.2, 24.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 19.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK8.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,381

CSS custom property--colour: #B49FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4B603A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A6C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA7C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0C59F

Analogous#A19FC5, #C59FC3

Triadic#C5B49F, #9FC5B4

Split complementary#C3C59F, #9FC5A1

Tetradic#C5A19F, #B0C59F, #9FC3C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E6DFEB

Lighter +10%#CDBFD8

Darker −10%#9B7FB2

Darker −20%#82609E

Darker −30%#684C7F

Darker −40%#4E395F

More saturated +25%#B68CD8

Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R180

G159

B197

Red180 (70.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue273.16°

Saturation (HSL)24.68%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9F · B C5

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B49FC5 (chemical formula)

Formula
608.743 g/mol
55 atoms

B49FC5 has a molar mass of 608.743 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 3 elements: 49 × B, 1 × F, 5 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass608.743 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0108415 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.8927474 × 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

B87%

F3.1%

C9.9%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 87.014%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.121%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 9.865%

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