Recognised as Colour

#B698CF

#B698CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B698CF is a violet with RGB values 182, 152, 207 and HSL 273°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B698CF#B698CF

HEX#B698CF

RGBrgb(182, 152, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5961, 0.8118

RGB percentages71.4%, 59.6%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(272.7, 36.4%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 26.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK12.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,671

CSS custom property--colour: #B698CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#496730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B39FABno 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 text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.8 Thistle · ΔE 21.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Steel blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1CF98

Analogous#9B98CF, #CF98CC

Triadic#CFB698, #98CFB6

Split complementary#CCCF98, #98CF9B

Tetradic#CF9B98, #B1CF98, #98CCCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7DEEF

Lighter +10%#CFBBDF

Darker −10%#9D75BF

Darker −20%#8552AF

Darker −30%#6A418D

Darker −40%#50316A

More saturated +25%#B885E2

Less saturated −25%#B4ABBC

Channel breakdown

R182

G152

B207

Red182 (71.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue272.73°

Saturation (HSL)36.42%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 98 · B CF

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B698CF (chemical formula)

Formula
7,576.389 g/mol
700 atoms

B698CF has a molar mass of 7,576.389 g/mol, made up of 700 atoms across 3 elements: 698 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,576.389 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule700

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.258089 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.9485633 × 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 × 698)7,545.38 g/mol, 99.591%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.159%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.251%

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