Recognised as Colour
#B98CCB
- #B98CCB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B98CCB is a violet with RGB values 185, 140, 203 and HSL 283°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B98CCB#B98CCB
HEX#B98CCB
RGBrgb(185, 140, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.549, 0.7961
RGB percentages72.5%, 54.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(282.9, 37.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 31%, 79.6%)
CMYK8.9%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,160,203
CSS custom property--colour: #B98CCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#467334
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECB8C
Analogous#9A8CCB, #CB8CBE
Triadic#CBB98C, #8CCBB9
Split complementary#BDCB8C, #8CCB9A
Tetradic#CB9A8C, #9ECB8C, #8CBDCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G140
B203
Red185 (72.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 8C · B CB
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B98CCB (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 1,094.212 g/mol
- 101 atoms
B98CCB has a molar mass of 1,094.212 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 2 elements: 99 × B, 2 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass1,094.212 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule101
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.8169818 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram5.5036325 × 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
B97.8%
C2.2%
Boron (B × 99)1,070.19 g/mol, 97.805%
Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.195%
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