Recognised as Colour

#B894CA

#B894CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B894CA is a violet with RGB values 184, 148, 202 and HSL 280°, 34%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B894CA#B894CA

HEX#B894CA

RGBrgb(184, 148, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5804, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.2%, 58%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(280, 33.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 26.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK8.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,096,714

CSS custom property--colour: #B894CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#476B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C9FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B79AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.6 Thistle · ΔE 21.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6CA94

Analogous#9D94CA, #CA94C1

Triadic#CAB894, #94CAB8

Split complementary#C1CA94, #94CA9D

Tetradic#CA9D94, #A6CA94, #94C1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFD

Lighter +20%#E5D8EC

Lighter +10%#CFB6DB

Darker −10%#A172B9

Darker −20%#8A52A6

Darker −30%#6E4184

Darker −40%#513062

More saturated +25%#BF80DE

Less saturated −25%#B1A8B6

Channel breakdown

R184

G148

B202

Red184 (72.2%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)33.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 94 · B CA

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B894Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
9,704.218 g/mol
895 atoms

B894Ca has a molar mass of 9,704.218 g/mol, made up of 895 atoms across 2 elements: 894 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,704.218 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule895

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6114233 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.205694 × 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

B99.6%

Ca0.4%

Boron (B × 894)9,664.14 g/mol, 99.587%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.413%

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