Recognised as Colour

#B9B4F7

#B9B4F7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B9B4F7 is a blue with RGB values 185, 180, 247 and HSL 244°, 81%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9B4F7#B9B4F7

HEX#B9B4F7

RGBrgb(185, 180, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7059, 0.9686

RGB percentages72.5%, 70.6%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(244.5, 80.7%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 27.1%, 96.9%)

CMYK25.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,170,487

CSS custom property--colour: #B9B4F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#464B08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2BDFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B9F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ABC0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Thistle · ΔE 23.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3 Lavender · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2F7B4

Analogous#B4D1F7, #DBB4F7

Triadic#F7B9B4, #B4F7B9

Split complementary#F7DBB4, #D1F7B4

Tetradic#F7B4D1, #F2F7B4, #B4F7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E2FC

Darker −10%#8E86F2

Darker −20%#6358ED

Darker −30%#382AE8

Darker −40%#2315CA

More saturated +25%#B2ACFF

Less saturated −25%#C2BEED

Channel breakdown

R185

G180

B247

Red185 (72.5%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue244.48°

Saturation (HSL)80.72%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G B4 · B F7

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B9B4F7 (chemical formula)

Formula
273.516 g/mol
20 atoms

B9B4F7 has a molar mass of 273.516 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 13 × B, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass273.516 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.54184 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2017508 × 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

B51.4%

F48.6%

Boron (B × 13)140.53 g/mol, 51.379%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 48.621%

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