Recognised as Colour

#B895CA

#B895CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B895CA is a violet with RGB values 184, 149, 202 and HSL 280°, 33%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B895CA#B895CA

HEX#B895CA

RGBrgb(184, 149, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5843, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.2%, 58.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(279.6, 33.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 26.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK8.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,096,970

CSS custom property--colour: #B895CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#476A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A3C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B79BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Thistle · ΔE 21.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7CA95

Analogous#9D95CA, #CA95C2

Triadic#CAB895, #95CAB8

Split complementary#C2CA95, #95CA9D

Tetradic#CA9E95, #A7CA95, #95C2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFD

Lighter +20%#E6D9EC

Lighter +10%#CFB7DB

Darker −10%#A173B9

Darker −20%#8A53A6

Darker −30%#6E4284

Darker −40%#513162

More saturated +25%#BE81DE

Less saturated −25%#B2A9B6

Channel breakdown

R184

G149

B202

Red184 (72.2%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue279.62°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 95 · B CA

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B895Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
9,715.028 g/mol
896 atoms

B895Ca has a molar mass of 9,715.028 g/mol, made up of 896 atoms across 2 elements: 895 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,715.028 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule896

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6132184 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1987889 × 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 × 895)9,674.95 g/mol, 99.587%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.413%

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