Recognised as Colour

#BA79CE

#BA79CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BA79CE is a violet with RGB values 186, 121, 206 and HSL 286°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA79CE#BA79CE

HEX#BA79CE

RGBrgb(186, 121, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4745, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.9%, 47.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(285.9, 46.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 41.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,878

CSS custom property--colour: #BA79CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#458631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C8DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D94CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BA849Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 19.1 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DCE79

Analogous#8F79CE, #CE79B8

Triadic#CEBA79, #79CEBA

Split complementary#B8CE79, #79CE8F

Tetradic#CE8F79, #8DCE79, #79B8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E9F7

Lighter +20%#E0C4E9

Lighter +10%#CD9EDC

Darker −10%#A754C0

Darker −20%#8C3CA5

Darker −30%#6C2F7F

Darker −40%#4D215A

More saturated +25%#C662E5

Less saturated −25%#AE90B7

Channel breakdown

R186

G121

B206

Red186 (72.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)46.45%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 79 · B CE

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Ba79Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
10,989.19 g/mol
80 atoms

Ba79Ce has a molar mass of 10,989.19 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 79 × Ba, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,989.19 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule80

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8247979 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.4800588 × 10^19

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

Ba98.7%

Ce1.3%

Barium (Ba × 79)10,849.07 g/mol, 98.725%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.275%

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