Recognised as Colour

#B697CF

#B697CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B697CF is a violet with RGB values 182, 151, 207 and HSL 273°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B697CF#B697CF

HEX#B697CF

RGBrgb(182, 151, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.8118

RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(273.2, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK12.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,415

CSS custom property--colour: #B697CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#496830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B39EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.5 Thistle · ΔE 21.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Steel blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0CF97

Analogous#9A97CF, #CF97CC

Triadic#CFB697, #97CFB6

Split complementary#CCCF97, #97CF9A

Tetradic#CF9A97, #B0CF97, #97CCCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7DDEF

Lighter +10%#CEBADF

Darker −10%#9E74BF

Darker −20%#8551AF

Darker −30%#6B418C

Darker −40%#503169

More saturated +25%#B884E2

Less saturated −25%#B4AABC

Channel breakdown

R182

G151

B207

Red182 (71.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue273.21°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B CF

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B697CF (chemical formula)

Formula
7,565.579 g/mol
699 atoms

B697CF has a molar mass of 7,565.579 g/mol, made up of 699 atoms across 3 elements: 697 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,565.579 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule699

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2562939 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.9599205 × 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

B99.6%

C0.2%

F0.3%

Boron (B × 697)7,534.57 g/mol, 99.59%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.159%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.251%

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