Recognised as Colour

#B98BDB

#B98BDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B98BDB is a violet with RGB values 185, 139, 219 and HSL 275°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B98BDB#B98BDB

HEX#B98BDB

RGBrgb(185, 139, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5451, 0.8588

RGB percentages72.5%, 54.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(274.5, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK15.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,159,963

CSS custom property--colour: #B98BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#467424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C9BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#869ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B596A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Violet · ΔE 24.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6 Slate blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADDB8B

Analogous#918BDB, #DB8BD5

Triadic#DBB98B, #8BDBB9

Split complementary#D5DB8B, #8BDB91

Tetradic#DB918B, #ADDB8B, #8BD5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8D9F3

Lighter +10%#D0B2E7

Darker −10%#A264CF

Darker −20%#8A3DC3

Darker −30%#6F319C

Darker −40%#532476

More saturated +25%#BC78EE

Less saturated −25%#B69EC8

Channel breakdown

R185

G139

B219

Red185 (72.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue274.5°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 8B · B DB

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B98BDb (chemical formula)

Formula
1,338.19 g/mol
100 atoms

B98BDb has a molar mass of 1,338.19 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 99 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,338.19 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.2221168 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.5002135 × 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

B80%

Db20%

Boron (B × 99)1,070.19 g/mol, 79.973%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 20.027%

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