Recognised as Colour

#B96ACC

#B96ACC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B96ACC is a violet with RGB values 185, 106, 204 and HSL 288°, 49%, 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

#B96ACC#B96ACC

HEX#B96ACC

RGBrgb(185, 106, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4157, 0.8

RGB percentages72.5%, 41.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(288.4, 49%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 48%, 80%)

CMYK9.3%, 48%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,151,500

CSS custom property--colour: #B96ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24982WCAG 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 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#469533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A83CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#718CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DCC6A

Analogous#886ACC, #CC6AAE

Triadic#CCB96A, #6ACCB9

Split complementary#AECC6A, #6ACC88

Tetradic#CC886A, #7DCC6A, #6AAECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDCF3

Lighter +20%#DDB6E6

Lighter +10%#CB90D9

Darker −10%#A744BF

Darker −20%#87359B

Darker −30%#662875

Darker −40%#451B4F

More saturated +25%#C851E5

Less saturated −25%#AA83B3

Channel breakdown

R185

G106

B204

Red185 (72.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue288.37°

Saturation (HSL)49%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 6A · B CC

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Also reads as

B96AcC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,276.771 g/mol
98 atoms

B96AcC has a molar mass of 1,276.771 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 3 elements: 96 × B, 1 × Ac, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,276.771 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1201281 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.7166961 × 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

B81.3%

Ac17.8%

C0.9%

Boron (B × 96)1,037.76 g/mol, 81.28%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 17.779%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.941%

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