Recognised as Colour

#B885CC

#B885CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B885CC is a violet with RGB values 184, 133, 204 and HSL 283°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B885CC#B885CC

HEX#B885CC

RGBrgb(184, 133, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5216, 0.8

RGB percentages72.2%, 52.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(283.1, 41%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 34.8%, 80%)

CMYK9.8%, 34.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,092,876

CSS custom property--colour: #B885CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#477A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A95CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8699CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B78E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4 Thistle · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CC85

Analogous#9485CC, #CC85BD

Triadic#CCB885, #85CCB8

Split complementary#BDCC85, #85CC94

Tetradic#CC9485, #99CC85, #85BDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1F9

Lighter +20%#E2CDEA

Lighter +10%#CDA9DB

Darker −10%#A361BD

Darker −20%#8B45A6

Darker −30%#6C3682

Darker −40%#4E275E

More saturated +25%#C16FE2

Less saturated −25%#AF9BB6

Channel breakdown

R184

G133

B204

Red184 (72.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue283.1°

Saturation (HSL)41.04%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 85 · B CC

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B885CC (chemical formula)

Formula
9,590.872 g/mol
887 atoms

B885CC has a molar mass of 9,590.872 g/mol, made up of 887 atoms across 2 elements: 885 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,590.872 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule887

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5926018 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2790336 × 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

B99.7%

C0.3%

Boron (B × 885)9,566.85 g/mol, 99.75%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.25%

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