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Recognised as Colour

#B989CF

  • #B989CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B989CF is a violet with RGB values 185, 137, 207 and HSL 281°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B989CF#B989CF
HEX#B989CF
RGBrgb(185, 137, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5373, 0.8118
RGB percentages72.5%, 53.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(281.1, 42.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 33.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,159,439
CSS custom property--colour: #B989CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#467630

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7E98D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#B892A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9FCF89
Analogous#9689CF, #CF89C2
Triadic#CFB989, #89CFB9
Split complementary#C2CF89, #89CF96
Tetradic#CF9689, #9FCF89, #89C2CF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FB
Lighter +20%#E4D2EC
Lighter +10%#CFADDE
Darker −10%#A365C0
Darker −20%#8C46AC
Darker −30%#6E3788
Darker −40%#512864
More saturated +25%#C174E4
Less saturated −25%#B19EBA

Channel breakdown

R185
G137
B207
Red185 (72.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue281.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 89 · B CF

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B989CF (chemical formula)

  • Formula
  • 10,722.099 g/mol
  • 991 atoms

B989CF has a molar mass of 10,722.099 g/mol, made up of 991 atoms across 3 elements: 989 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,722.099 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule991
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule1.7804464 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram5.6165689 × 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%

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