Recognised as Colour

#B86CCD

#B86CCD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B86CCD is a violet with RGB values 184, 108, 205 and HSL 287°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B86CCD#B86CCD

HEX#B86CCD

RGBrgb(184, 108, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4235, 0.8039

RGB percentages72.2%, 42.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(287, 49.2%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 47.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,086,477

CSS custom property--colour: #B86CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#479332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B85D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#718CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B87993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.4 Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81CD6C

Analogous#886CCD, #CD6CB2

Triadic#CDB86C, #6CCDB8

Split complementary#B2CD6C, #6CCD88

Tetradic#CD886C, #81CD6C, #6CB2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDEF4

Lighter +20%#DDB8E7

Lighter +10%#CA92DA

Darker −10%#A646C0

Darker −20%#87369D

Darker −30%#662977

Darker −40%#461C51

More saturated +25%#C653E6

Less saturated −25%#AA85B4

Channel breakdown

R184

G108

B205

Red184 (72.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue287.01°

Saturation (HSL)49.24%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 6C · B CD

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Harmonies

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B86CCd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,054.081 g/mol
88 atoms

B86CCd has a molar mass of 1,054.081 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 3 elements: 86 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,054.081 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7503427 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.713167 × 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

B88.2%

C1.1%

Cd10.7%

Boron (B × 86)929.66 g/mol, 88.196%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.139%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 10.664%

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