Recognised as Colour

#B9B2F9

#B9B2F9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B9B2F9 is a blue with RGB values 185, 178, 249 and HSL 246°, 86%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9B2F9#B9B2F9

HEX#B9B2F9

RGBrgb(185, 178, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.698, 0.9765

RGB percentages72.5%, 69.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(245.9, 85.5%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 28.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK25.7%, 28.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,169,977

CSS custom property--colour: #B9B2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#464D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FBBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB8F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ABBECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Thistle · ΔE 25.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2F9B2

Analogous#B2CFF9, #DCB2F9

Triadic#F9B9B2, #B2F9B9

Split complementary#F9DDB2, #CEF9B2

Tetradic#F9B2CF, #F2F9B2, #B2F9DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E1FD

Darker −10%#8E83F5

Darker −20%#6353F2

Darker −30%#3824EE

Darker −40%#2310CF

More saturated +25%#B4ACFF

Less saturated −25%#C1BCEF

Channel breakdown

R185

G178

B249

Red185 (72.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue245.92°

Saturation (HSL)85.54%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G B2 · B F9

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B9B2F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
289.892 g/mol
20 atoms

B9B2F9 has a molar mass of 289.892 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass289.892 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8137699 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0773739 × 10^21

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

B41%

F59%

Boron (B × 11)118.91 g/mol, 41.019%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 58.981%

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