Recognised as Colour

#B887C6

#B887C6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B887C6 is a violet with RGB values 184, 135, 198 and HSL 287°, 36%, 65%. 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

#B887C6#B887C6

HEX#B887C6

RGBrgb(184, 135, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5294, 0.7765

RGB percentages72.2%, 52.9%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(286.7, 35.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 31.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK7.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,093,382

CSS custom property--colour: #B887C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#477839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F95C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9AC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B98E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 27 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Violet · ΔE 29.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95C687

Analogous#9987C6, #C687B4

Triadic#C6B887, #87C6B8

Split complementary#B4C687, #87C699

Tetradic#C69987, #95C687, #87B4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EFF7

Lighter +20%#E1CCE7

Lighter +10%#CCAAD6

Darker −10%#A464B6

Darker −20%#8A4A9D

Darker −30%#6C3A7A

Darker −40%#4D2A57

More saturated +25%#C471DC

Less saturated −25%#AC9DB0

Channel breakdown

R184

G135

B198

Red184 (72.2%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)35.59%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 87 · B C6

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B887C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,660.536 g/mol
893 atoms

B887C6 has a molar mass of 9,660.536 g/mol, made up of 893 atoms across 2 elements: 887 × B, 6 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,660.536 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule893

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6041697 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2337543 × 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

B99.3%

C0.7%

Boron (B × 887)9,588.47 g/mol, 99.254%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 0.746%

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