Recognised as Colour

#B685CB

#B685CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B685CB is a violet with RGB values 182, 133, 203 and HSL 282°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B685CB#B685CB

HEX#B685CB

RGBrgb(182, 133, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5216, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.4%, 52.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(282, 40.2%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 34.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK10.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,961,803

CSS custom property--colour: #B685CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#497A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A94CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#8699C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B58E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Violet · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Thistle · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ACB85

Analogous#9385CB, #CB85BD

Triadic#CBB685, #85CBB6

Split complementary#BDCB85, #85CB93

Tetradic#CB9385, #9ACB85, #85BDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0F9

Lighter +20%#E1CDE9

Lighter +10%#CBA9DA

Darker −10%#A161BC

Darker −20%#8846A4

Darker −30%#6A3780

Darker −40%#4D275D

More saturated +25%#BF6FE1

Less saturated −25%#AD9BB5

Channel breakdown

R182

G133

B203

Red182 (71.4%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 85 · B CB

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B685CB (chemical formula)

Formula
7,427.671 g/mol
687 atoms

B685CB has a molar mass of 7,427.671 g/mol, made up of 687 atoms across 2 elements: 686 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,427.671 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule687

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2333938 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.1077107 × 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

B99.8%

C0.2%

Boron (B × 686)7,415.66 g/mol, 99.838%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.162%

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