Recognised as Colour

#B969CF

#B969CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B969CF is a violet with RGB values 185, 105, 207 and HSL 287°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B969CF#B969CF

HEX#B969CF

RGBrgb(185, 105, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4118, 0.8118

RGB percentages72.5%, 41.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(287.1, 51.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 49.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,151,247

CSS custom property--colour: #B969CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#469630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5783D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B97792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FCF69

Analogous#8669CF, #CF69B2

Triadic#CFB969, #69CFB9

Split complementary#B2CF69, #69CF86

Tetradic#CF8669, #7FCF69, #69B2CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDDF4

Lighter +20%#DDB6E8

Lighter +10%#CB90DB

Darker −10%#A742C3

Darker −20%#88339F

Darker −30%#672778

Darker −40%#461A52

More saturated +25%#C750E8

Less saturated −25%#AB82B6

Channel breakdown

R185

G105

B207

Red185 (72.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue287.06°

Saturation (HSL)51.52%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 69 · B CF

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B969CF (chemical formula)

Formula
10,505.899 g/mol
971 atoms

B969CF has a molar mass of 10,505.899 g/mol, made up of 971 atoms across 3 elements: 969 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,505.899 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule971

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7445456 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.7321518 × 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

B99.7%

C0.1%

F0.2%

Boron (B × 969)10,474.89 g/mol, 99.705%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.114%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.181%

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