Recognised as Colour

#B97CE3

#B97CE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B97CE3 is a violet with RGB values 185, 124, 227 and HSL 276°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B97CE3#B97CE3

HEX#B97CE3

RGBrgb(185, 124, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4863, 0.8902

RGB percentages72.5%, 48.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(275.5, 64.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 45.4%, 89%)

CMYK18.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,156,131

CSS custom property--colour: #B97CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#46831C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6493E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7597E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B48CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6E37C

Analogous#857CE3, #E37CDA

Triadic#E3B97C, #7CE3B9

Split complementary#D9E37C, #7CE386

Tetradic#E3867C, #A6E37C, #7CDAE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFE

Lighter +20%#E6D0F5

Lighter +10%#CFA6EC

Darker −10%#A352DA

Darker −20%#8B2CCD

Darker −30%#6F23A3

Darker −40%#521A79

More saturated +25%#BD68F7

Less saturated −25%#B590CF

Channel breakdown

R185

G124

B227

Red185 (72.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue275.53°

Saturation (HSL)64.78%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 7C · B E3

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B97Ce3 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,468.93 g/mol
100 atoms

B97Ce3 has a molar mass of 1,468.93 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 97 × B, 3 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,468.93 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4392157 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.0996785 × 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

B71.4%

Ce28.6%

Boron (B × 97)1,048.57 g/mol, 71.383%

Cerium (Ce × 3)420.36 g/mol, 28.617%

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