Recognised as Colour

#BA90DB

#BA90DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA90DB is a violet with RGB values 186, 144, 219 and HSL 274°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA90DB#BA90DB

HEX#BA90DB

RGBrgb(186, 144, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5647, 0.8588

RGB percentages72.9%, 56.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(273.6, 51%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 34.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK15.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,226,779

CSS custom property--colour: #BA90DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#456F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#829FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#B69BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Violet · ΔE 27.2 Thistle · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1DB90

Analogous#9490DB, #DB90D7

Triadic#DBBA90, #90DBBA

Split complementary#D7DB90, #90DB94

Tetradic#DB9490, #B1DB90, #90D7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADDF4

Lighter +10%#D2B7E7

Darker −10%#A269CF

Darker −20%#8A43C2

Darker −30%#6F339F

Darker −40%#542778

More saturated +25%#BC7EED

Less saturated −25%#B8A2C9

Channel breakdown

R186

G144

B219

Red186 (72.9%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue273.6°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 90 · B DB

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Ba90Db (chemical formula)

Formula
12,627.7 g/mol
91 atoms

Ba90Db has a molar mass of 12,627.7 g/mol, made up of 91 atoms across 2 elements: 90 × Ba, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,627.7 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule91

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0968789 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.7689926 × 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

Ba97.9%

Db2.1%

Barium (Ba × 90)12,359.7 g/mol, 97.878%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 2.122%

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