Recognised as Colour

#B94CE8

#B94CE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B94CE8 is a violet with RGB values 185, 76, 232 and HSL 282°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B94CE8#B94CE8

HEX#B94CE8

RGBrgb(185, 76, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.298, 0.9098

RGB percentages72.5%, 29.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(281.9, 77.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 67.2%, 91%)

CMYK20.3%, 67.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,143,848

CSS custom property--colour: #B94CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#46B317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4382E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B56B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BE84C

Analogous#6B4CE8, #E84CC9

Triadic#E8B94C, #4CE8B9

Split complementary#C9E84C, #4CE86B

Tetradic#E86B4C, #7BE84C, #4CC9E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EED4F9

Lighter +20%#DCA6F4

Lighter +10%#CB79EE

Darker −10%#A71FE2

Darker −20%#8717B7

Darker −30%#651289

Darker −40%#440C5C

More saturated +25%#C235FF

Less saturated −25%#AF65CF

Channel breakdown

R185

G76

B232

Red185 (72.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue281.92°

Saturation (HSL)77.23%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4C · B E8

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B94Ce8 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,137.1 g/mol
102 atoms

B94Ce8 has a molar mass of 2,137.1 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 2 elements: 94 × B, 8 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,137.1 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.548738 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8179031 × 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

B47.5%

Ce52.5%

Boron (B × 94)1,016.14 g/mol, 47.548%

Cerium (Ce × 8)1,120.96 g/mol, 52.452%

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