Recognised as Colour

#B889CE

#B889CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B889CE is a violet with RGB values 184, 137, 206 and HSL 281°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B889CE#B889CE

HEX#B889CE

RGBrgb(184, 137, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5373, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.2%, 53.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(280.9, 41.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 33.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK10.7%, 33.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,093,902

CSS custom property--colour: #B889CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#477631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E98D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#899CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B792A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Thistle · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FCE89

Analogous#9589CE, #CE89C2

Triadic#CEB889, #89CEB8

Split complementary#C2CE89, #89CE96

Tetradic#CE9689, #9FCE89, #89C2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FB

Lighter +20%#E3D1EC

Lighter +10%#CEADDD

Darker −10%#A265BF

Darker −20%#8B47AA

Darker −30%#6D3886

Darker −40%#502962

More saturated +25%#C074E3

Less saturated −25%#B09EB9

Channel breakdown

R184

G137

B206

Red184 (72.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue280.87°

Saturation (HSL)41.32%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 89 · B CE

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B889Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
9,750.21 g/mol
890 atoms

B889Ce has a molar mass of 9,750.21 g/mol, made up of 890 atoms across 2 elements: 889 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,750.21 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule890

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6190605 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1764216 × 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

B98.6%

Ce1.4%

Boron (B × 889)9,610.09 g/mol, 98.563%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.437%

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