Recognised as Colour

#B98BCE

#B98BCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B98BCE is a violet with RGB values 185, 139, 206 and HSL 281°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B98BCE#B98BCE

HEX#B98BCE

RGBrgb(185, 139, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5451, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.5%, 54.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(281.2, 40.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 32.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,159,950

CSS custom property--colour: #B98BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#467431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8199D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B893A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Orchid · ΔE 26.6 Violet · ΔE 28.8 Thistle · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0CE8B

Analogous#988BCE, #CE8BC2

Triadic#CEB98B, #8BCEB9

Split complementary#C2CE8B, #8BCE97

Tetradic#CE978B, #A0CE8B, #8BC2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7FB

Lighter +20%#E4D3EC

Lighter +10%#CFAFDD

Darker −10%#A367BF

Darker −20%#8C48AB

Darker −30%#6F3987

Darker −40%#512A63

More saturated +25%#C176E3

Less saturated −25%#B1A0B9

Channel breakdown

R185

G139

B206

Red185 (72.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue281.19°

Saturation (HSL)40.61%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 8B · B CE

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B98BCe (chemical formula)

Formula
1,210.31 g/mol
100 atoms

B98BCe has a molar mass of 1,210.31 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 99 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,210.31 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.009767 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9757011 × 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

B88.4%

Ce11.6%

Boron (B × 99)1,070.19 g/mol, 88.423%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.577%

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