Colour

#B8ACDB

#B8ACDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B8ACDB is a violet with RGB values 184, 172, 219 and HSL 255°, 39%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B8ACDB#B8ACDB

HEX#B8ACDB

RGBrgb(184, 172, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6745, 0.8588

RGB percentages72.2%, 67.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(255.3, 39.5%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 21.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK16%, 21.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,102,875

CSS custom property--colour: #B8ACDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#475324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2B3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B2B3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Lavender · ΔE 24.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFDBAC

Analogous#ACB8DB, #D0ACDB

Triadic#DBB8AC, #ACDBB8

Split complementary#DBD0AC, #B8DBAC

Tetradic#DBACB8, #CFDBAC, #ACDBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F3FA

Lighter +10%#D6D0EA

Darker −10%#9A88CC

Darker −20%#7B65BC

Darker −30%#6048A6

Darker −40%#4B3982

More saturated +25%#B19DEA

Less saturated −25%#BFBBCC

Channel breakdown

R184

G172

B219

Red184 (72.2%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue255.32°

Saturation (HSL)39.5%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G AC · B DB

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B8AcDb (chemical formula)

Formula
581.48 g/mol
10 atoms

B8AcDb has a molar mass of 581.48 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × B, 1 × Ac, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass581.48 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.6557026 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0356574 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B14.9%

Ac39%

Db46.1%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 14.872%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 39.038%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 46.089%

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