Recognised as Colour

#B981CB

#B981CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B981CB is a violet with RGB values 185, 129, 203 and HSL 285°, 42%, 65%. 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

#B981CB#B981CB

HEX#B981CB

RGBrgb(185, 129, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5059, 0.7961

RGB percentages72.5%, 50.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(285.4, 41.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 36.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 36.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,157,387

CSS custom property--colour: #B981CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#467E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7692CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#8498C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B98A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93CB81

Analogous#9481CB, #CB81B8

Triadic#CBB981, #81CBB9

Split complementary#B8CB81, #81CB94

Tetradic#CB9481, #93CB81, #81B8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF8

Lighter +20%#E1C9E9

Lighter +10%#CDA5DA

Darker −10%#A55DBC

Darker −20%#8C43A3

Darker −30%#6D347F

Darker −40%#4E255B

More saturated +25%#C46BE1

Less saturated −25%#AE97B5

Channel breakdown

R185

G129

B203

Red185 (72.5%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue285.41°

Saturation (HSL)41.57%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 81 · B CB

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B981CB (chemical formula)

Formula
10,627.431 g/mol
983 atoms

B981CB has a molar mass of 10,627.431 g/mol, made up of 983 atoms across 2 elements: 982 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,627.431 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule983

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7647264 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.6666007 × 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

B99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 982)10,615.42 g/mol, 99.887%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.113%

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