Recognised as Colour

#B87BEC

#B87BEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B87BEC is a violet with RGB values 184, 123, 236 and HSL 272°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B87BEC#B87BEC

HEX#B87BEC

RGBrgb(184, 123, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4824, 0.9255

RGB percentages72.2%, 48.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(272.4, 74.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 47.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK22%, 47.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,090,348

CSS custom property--colour: #B87BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#478413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D93F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E96E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B08EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEC7B

Analogous#807BEC, #EC7BE7

Triadic#ECB87B, #7BECB8

Split complementary#E7EC7B, #7BEC80

Tetradic#EC807B, #AFEC7B, #7BE7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8D4F9

Lighter +10%#D0A8F2

Darker −10%#A04EE6

Darker −20%#8822DF

Darker −30%#6D1AB4

Darker −40%#521487

More saturated +25%#BA68FF

Less saturated −25%#B68ED9

Channel breakdown

R184

G123

B236

Red184 (72.2%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue272.39°

Saturation (HSL)74.83%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 7B · B EC

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Also reads as

B87BeC (chemical formula)

Formula
961.4932 g/mol
89 atoms

B87BeC has a molar mass of 961.4932 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 87 × B, 1 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass961.4932 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.596597 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.2633212 × 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

B97.8%

Be0.9%

C1.2%

Boron (B × 87)940.47 g/mol, 97.813%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.937%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.249%

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