Recognised as Colour

#B894FC

#B894FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B894FC is a violet with RGB values 184, 148, 252 and HSL 261°, 95%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B894FC#B894FC

HEX#B894FC

RGBrgb(184, 148, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5804, 0.9882

RGB percentages72.2%, 58%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(260.8, 94.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 41.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK27%, 41.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,096,764

CSS custom property--colour: #B894FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#476B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ABA6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FC94

Analogous#94A4FC, #EC94FC

Triadic#FCB894, #94FCB8

Split complementary#FCEC94, #A4FC94

Tetradic#FC94A4, #D8FC94, #94FCEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF7FF

Lighter +10%#D9C6FD

Darker −10%#9762FB

Darker −20%#7631F9

Darker −30%#5807F0

Darker −40%#4505BF

More saturated +25%#B791FF

Less saturated −25%#BCA2EE

Channel breakdown

R184

G148

B252

Red184 (72.2%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue260.77°

Saturation (HSL)94.55%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 94 · B FC

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B894FC (chemical formula)

Formula
9,695.149 g/mol
896 atoms

B894FC has a molar mass of 9,695.149 g/mol, made up of 896 atoms across 3 elements: 894 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,695.149 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule896

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6099174 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2114989 × 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%

F0.2%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 894)9,664.14 g/mol, 99.68%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.196%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.124%

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