Recognised as Colour
#B37BC6
- #B37BC6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B37BC6 is a violet with RGB values 179, 123, 198 and HSL 285°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B37BC6#B37BC6
HEX#B37BC6
RGBrgb(179, 123, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4824, 0.7765
RGB percentages70.2%, 48.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(284.8, 39.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 37.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK9.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,630
CSS custom property--colour: #B37BC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4C8439
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EC67B
Analogous#8D7BC6, #C67BB4
Triadic#C6B37B, #7BC6B3
Split complementary#B4C67B, #7BC68D
Tetradic#C68D7B, #8EC67B, #7BB4C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G123
B198
Red179 (70.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue284.8°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7B · B C6
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B37BC6 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 482.846 g/mol
- 44 atoms
B37BC6 has a molar mass of 482.846 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 2 elements: 38 × B, 6 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass482.846 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule44
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.0178465 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.2472177 × 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
B85.1%
C14.9%
Boron (B × 38)410.78 g/mol, 85.075%
Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 14.925%
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