Recognised as Colour

#BA8BCC

#BA8BCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA8BCC is a violet with RGB values 186, 139, 204 and HSL 283°, 39%, 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

#BA8BCC#BA8BCC

HEX#BA8BCC

RGBrgb(186, 139, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5451, 0.8

RGB percentages72.9%, 54.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(283.4, 38.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 31.9%, 80%)

CMYK8.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,225,484

CSS custom property--colour: #BA8BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33264WCAG 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 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#457433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8299CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D9ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BA93A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 27 Thistle · ΔE 28.5 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DCC8B

Analogous#9A8BCC, #CC8BBD

Triadic#CCBA8B, #8BCCBA

Split complementary#BECC8B, #8BCC9A

Tetradic#CC9A8B, #9DCC8B, #8BBDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FB

Lighter +20%#E4D2EB

Lighter +10%#CFAEDC

Darker −10%#A568BC

Darker −20%#8D4AA7

Darker −30%#6F3A84

Darker −40%#522A61

More saturated +25%#C376E1

Less saturated −25%#B1A0B7

Channel breakdown

R186

G139

B204

Red186 (72.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue283.38°

Saturation (HSL)38.92%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 8B · B CC

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Ba8BCC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,133.472 g/mol
11 atoms

Ba8BCC has a molar mass of 1,133.472 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Ba, 1 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,133.472 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8821745 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3130036 × 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

Ba96.9%

B1%

C2.1%

Barium (Ba × 8)1,098.64 g/mol, 96.927%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.954%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.119%

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