Recognised as Colour

#B87CAC

#B87CAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B87CAC is a magenta with RGB values 184, 124, 172 and HSL 312°, 30%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B87CAC#B87CAC

HEX#B87CAC

RGBrgb(184, 124, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4863, 0.6745

RGB percentages72.2%, 48.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(312, 29.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 32.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 32.6%, 6.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,090,540

CSS custom property--colour: #B87CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#478353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A92AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BE7F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9 Thistle · ΔE 28 Light pink · ΔE 30.3 Orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CB888

Analogous#A67CB8, #B87C8E

Triadic#ACB87C, #7CACB8

Split complementary#8EB87C, #7CB8A6

Tetradic#B8A67C, #7CB888, #7C8EB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDFEB

Lighter +20%#DCBED6

Lighter +10%#CA9DC1

Darker −10%#A65B97

Darker −20%#864879

Darker −30%#65365B

Darker −40%#43253D

More saturated +25%#D163BB

Less saturated −25%#9F959D

Channel breakdown

R184

G124

B172

Red184 (72.2%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)29.7%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 7C · B AC

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B87CaC (chemical formula)

Formula
992.559 g/mol
89 atoms

B87CaC has a molar mass of 992.559 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 87 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass992.559 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.648183 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0672874 × 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

B94.8%

Ca4%

C1.2%

Boron (B × 87)940.47 g/mol, 94.752%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 4.038%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.21%

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