Recognised as Colour

#B97FC7

#B97FC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B97FC7 is a violet with RGB values 185, 127, 199 and HSL 288°, 39%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B97FC7#B97FC7

HEX#B97FC7

RGBrgb(185, 127, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.498, 0.7804

RGB percentages72.5%, 49.8%, 78%

HSLhsl(288.3, 39.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 36.2%, 78%)

CMYK7%, 36.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,156,871

CSS custom property--colour: #B97FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#468038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7690CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8496C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#BA879Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 24.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DC77F

Analogous#957FC7, #C77FB1

Triadic#C7B97F, #7FC7B9

Split complementary#B1C77F, #7FC795

Tetradic#C7957F, #8DC77F, #7FB1C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E9F6

Lighter +20%#E0C6E6

Lighter +10%#CCA2D7

Darker −10%#A65CB7

Darker −20%#8B449C

Darker −30%#6B3578

Darker −40%#4C2555

More saturated +25%#C768DE

Less saturated −25%#AB96B0

Channel breakdown

R185

G127

B199

Red185 (72.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue288.33°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 7F · B C7

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B97FC7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,151.645 g/mol
105 atoms

B97FC7 has a molar mass of 1,151.645 g/mol, made up of 105 atoms across 3 elements: 97 × B, 1 × F, 7 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,151.645 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule105

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9123515 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2291642 × 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

B91%

F1.6%

C7.3%

Boron (B × 97)1,048.57 g/mol, 91.05%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.65%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 7.301%

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