Recognised as Colour

#BA82CC

#BA82CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA82CC is a violet with RGB values 186, 130, 204 and HSL 285°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA82CC#BA82CC

HEX#BA82CC

RGBrgb(186, 130, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5098, 0.8

RGB percentages72.9%, 51%, 80%

HSLhsl(285.4, 42%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 36.3%, 80%)

CMYK8.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,223,180

CSS custom property--colour: #BA82CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#457D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7793CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#8599CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA8B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94CC82

Analogous#9582CC, #CC82B9

Triadic#CCBA82, #82CCBA

Split complementary#B9CC82, #82CC95

Tetradic#CC9582, #94CC82, #82B9CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF8

Lighter +20%#E2CAEA

Lighter +10%#CEA6DB

Darker −10%#A65EBD

Darker −20%#8D43A5

Darker −30%#6E3481

Darker −40%#4F265C

More saturated +25%#C56CE2

Less saturated −25%#AF98B6

Channel breakdown

R186

G130

B204

Red186 (72.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue285.41°

Saturation (HSL)42.05%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 82 · B CC

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Ba82CC (chemical formula)

Formula
11,285.082 g/mol
84 atoms

Ba82CC has a molar mass of 11,285.082 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 2 elements: 82 × Ba, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,285.082 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule84

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.873932 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.3363731 × 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

Ba99.8%

C0.2%

Barium (Ba × 82)11,261.06 g/mol, 99.787%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.213%

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