Recognised as Colour

#B980CF

#B980CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B980CF is a violet with RGB values 185, 128, 207 and HSL 283°, 45%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B980CF#B980CF

HEX#B980CF

RGBrgb(185, 128, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.502, 0.8118

RGB percentages72.5%, 50.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(283.3, 45.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 38.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,157,135

CSS custom property--colour: #B980CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

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

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#467F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7492D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8297CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B88A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 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 text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96CF80

Analogous#9280CF, #CF80BD

Triadic#CFB980, #80CFB9

Split complementary#BDCF80, #80CF92

Tetradic#CF9280, #96CF80, #80BDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF9

Lighter +20%#E2CAEB

Lighter +10%#CDA5DD

Darker −10%#A55BC1

Darker −20%#8C40A9

Darker −30%#6D3284

Darker −40%#4F245F

More saturated +25%#C36AE5

Less saturated −25%#AF96B9

Channel breakdown

R185

G128

B207

Red185 (72.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue283.29°

Saturation (HSL)45.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 80 · B CF

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B980CF (chemical formula)

Formula
10,624.809 g/mol
982 atoms

B980CF has a molar mass of 10,624.809 g/mol, made up of 982 atoms across 3 elements: 980 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,624.809 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule982

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.764291 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.6679991 × 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 × 980)10,593.8 g/mol, 99.708%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.113%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.179%

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