Recognised as Colour

#B477C6

#B477C6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B477C6 is a violet with RGB values 180, 119, 198 and HSL 286°, 41%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B477C6#B477C6

HEX#B477C6

RGBrgb(180, 119, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4667, 0.7765

RGB percentages70.6%, 46.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(286.3, 40.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 39.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 39.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,827,142

CSS custom property--colour: #B477C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#4B8839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B8AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B90C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B48195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89C677

Analogous#8D77C6, #C677B0

Triadic#C6B477, #77C6B4

Split complementary#B0C677, #77C68D

Tetradic#C68D77, #89C677, #77B0C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE3F3

Lighter +20%#DCBFE4

Lighter +10%#C89BD5

Darker −10%#A053B7

Darker −20%#833F98

Darker −30%#643074

Darker −40%#452150

More saturated +25%#C15FDE

Less saturated −25%#A78FAE

Channel breakdown

R180

G119

B198

Red180 (70.6%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue286.33°

Saturation (HSL)40.93%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 77 · B C6

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B477C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,228.436 g/mol
483 atoms

B477C6 has a molar mass of 5,228.436 g/mol, made up of 483 atoms across 2 elements: 477 × B, 6 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,228.436 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule483

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.6820222 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1518054 × 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

B98.6%

C1.4%

Boron (B × 477)5,156.37 g/mol, 98.622%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 1.378%

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