Recognised as Colour

#B599BF

#B599BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B599BF is a violet with RGB values 181, 153, 191 and HSL 284°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B599BF#B599BF

HEX#B599BF

RGBrgb(181, 153, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6, 0.749

RGB percentages71%, 60%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(284.2, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK5.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,901,375

CSS custom property--colour: #B599BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 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#A2A2A2

Inverted#4A6640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A1C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA3BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B59DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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

Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Plum · ΔE 17.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3BF99

Analogous#A299BF, #BF99B6

Triadic#BFB599, #99BFB5

Split complementary#B6BF99, #99BFA2

Tetradic#BFA299, #A3BF99, #99B6BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F7FA

Lighter +20%#E2D8E6

Lighter +10%#CCB8D3

Darker −10%#9E7AAB

Darker −20%#865D95

Darker −30%#6A4A75

Darker −40%#4E3656

More saturated +25%#BF84D4

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R181

G153

B191

Red181 (71%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue284.21°

Saturation (HSL)22.89%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 99 · B BF

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B599BF (chemical formula)

Formula
6,504.998 g/mol
601 atoms

B599BF has a molar mass of 6,504.998 g/mol, made up of 601 atoms across 2 elements: 600 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,504.998 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule601

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0801803 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.2577135 × 10^19

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

B99.7%

F0.3%

Boron (B × 600)6,486 g/mol, 99.708%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.292%

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