Recognised as Colour

#B880DB

#B880DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B880DB is a violet with RGB values 184, 128, 219 and HSL 277°, 56%, 68%. 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

#B880DB#B880DB

HEX#B880DB

RGBrgb(184, 128, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.502, 0.8588

RGB percentages72.2%, 50.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(276.9, 55.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 41.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK16%, 41.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,091,611

CSS custom property--colour: #B880DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#477F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E94DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C98D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B48DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3DB80

Analogous#8A80DB, #DB80D1

Triadic#DBB880, #80DBB8

Split complementary#D1DB80, #80DB8A

Tetradic#DB8A80, #A3DB80, #80D1DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FD

Lighter +20%#E4CFF2

Lighter +10%#CEA8E6

Darker −10%#A258D0

Darker −20%#8A36BF

Darker −30%#6D2B97

Darker −40%#51206F

More saturated +25%#BD6CEF

Less saturated −25%#B394C7

Channel breakdown

R184

G128

B219

Red184 (72.2%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue276.92°

Saturation (HSL)55.83%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 80 · B DB

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B880Db (chemical formula)

Formula
9,780.8 g/mol
881 atoms

B880Db has a molar mass of 9,780.8 g/mol, made up of 881 atoms across 2 elements: 880 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,780.8 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule881

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6241401 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1571045 × 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

B97.3%

Db2.7%

Boron (B × 880)9,512.8 g/mol, 97.26%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 2.74%

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