Recognised as Colour

#B68CBF

#B68CBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B68CBF is a violet with RGB values 182, 140, 191 and HSL 289°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B68CBF#B68CBF

HEX#B68CBF

RGBrgb(182, 140, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.549, 0.749

RGB percentages71.4%, 54.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(289.4, 28.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 26.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK4.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,963,583

CSS custom property--colour: #B68CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#497340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8797C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#909CBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#B7919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Thistle · ΔE 23 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95BF8C

Analogous#9D8CBF, #BF8CAF

Triadic#BFB68C, #8CBFB6

Split complementary#AFBF8C, #8CBF9C

Tetradic#BF9C8C, #95BF8C, #8CAFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EEF6

Lighter +20%#E0CEE3

Lighter +10%#CBADD1

Darker −10%#A16BAD

Darker −20%#885293

Darker −30%#694072

Darker −40%#4B2D52

More saturated +25%#C476D5

Less saturated −25%#A8A2A9

Channel breakdown

R182

G140

B191

Red182 (71.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue289.41°

Saturation (HSL)28.49%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 8C · B BF

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B68CBF (chemical formula)

Formula
776.899 g/mol
71 atoms

B68CBF has a molar mass of 776.899 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 69 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass776.899 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2900711 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.7515105 × 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

B96%

C1.5%

F2.4%

Boron (B × 69)745.89 g/mol, 96.009%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.546%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.445%

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