Recognised as Colour

#B94CEC

#B94CEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B94CEC is a violet with RGB values 185, 76, 236 and HSL 281°, 81%, 61%. 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

#B94CEC#B94CEC

HEX#B94CEC

RGBrgb(185, 76, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.298, 0.9255

RGB percentages72.5%, 29.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(280.9, 80.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 67.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK21.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,143,852

CSS custom property--colour: #B94CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#46B313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F82E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B46D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.4 Dark violet · ΔE 18.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FEC4C

Analogous#694CEC, #EC4CCF

Triadic#ECB94C, #4CECB9

Split complementary#CFEC4C, #4CEC69

Tetradic#EC694C, #7FEC4C, #4CCFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFD6FB

Lighter +20%#DDA8F6

Lighter +10%#CB7AF1

Darker −10%#A71EE7

Darker −20%#8814BE

Darker −30%#670F90

Darker −40%#460A62

More saturated +25%#C039FF

Less saturated −25%#B065D3

Channel breakdown

R185

G76

B236

Red185 (72.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue280.88°

Saturation (HSL)80.81%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4C · B EC

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B94CeC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,168.271 g/mol
96 atoms

B94CeC has a molar mass of 1,168.271 g/mol, made up of 96 atoms across 3 elements: 94 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,168.271 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule96

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9399596 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1547464 × 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

B87%

Ce12%

C1%

Boron (B × 94)1,016.14 g/mol, 86.978%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.994%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.028%

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