Recognised as Colour

#B89BC9

#B89BC9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B89BC9 is a violet with RGB values 184, 155, 201 and HSL 278°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B89BC9#B89BC9

HEX#B89BC9

RGBrgb(184, 155, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6078, 0.7882

RGB percentages72.2%, 60.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(277.8, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK8.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,098,505

CSS custom property--colour: #B89BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#476436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A4CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA6C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 17.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7 Dark grey · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACC99B

Analogous#A19BC9, #C99BC3

Triadic#C9B89B, #9BC9B8

Split complementary#C3C99B, #9BC9A1

Tetradic#C9A19B, #ACC99B, #9BC3C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E7DDED

Lighter +10%#D0BCDB

Darker −10%#A07AB7

Darker −20%#8959A5

Darker −30%#6D4784

Darker −40%#523563

More saturated +25%#BD88DC

Less saturated −25%#B3AEB6

Channel breakdown

R184

G155

B201

Red184 (72.2%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue277.83°

Saturation (HSL)29.87%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 9B · B C9

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B89BC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,080.999 g/mol
99 atoms

B89BC9 has a molar mass of 1,080.999 g/mol, made up of 99 atoms across 2 elements: 90 × B, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,080.999 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule99

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7950411 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5709032 × 10^20

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

B90%

C10%

Boron (B × 90)972.9 g/mol, 90%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 10%

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