Recognised as Colour

#B757FF

#B757FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B757FF is a violet with RGB values 183, 87, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B757FF#B757FF

HEX#B757FF

RGBrgb(183, 87, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3412, 1

RGB percentages71.8%, 34.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.3, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK28.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,015,615

CSS custom property--colour: #B757FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#48A800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F87FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15.9 Dark violet · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFF57

Analogous#6357FF, #FF57F3

Triadic#FFB757, #57FFB7

Split complementary#F3FF57, #57FF63

Tetradic#FF6357, #9FFF57, #57F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F0FF

Lighter +20%#E3BDFF

Lighter +10%#CD8AFF

Darker −10%#A124FF

Darker −20%#8900F0

Darker −30%#6C00BD

Darker −40%#4F008A

More saturated +25%#B757FF

Less saturated −25%#B46CEA

Channel breakdown

R183

G87

B255

Red183 (71.8%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 57 · B FF

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B757FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,221.166 g/mol
759 atoms

B757FF has a molar mass of 8,221.166 g/mol, made up of 759 atoms across 2 elements: 757 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,221.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule759

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3651567 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.3251662 × 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

B99.5%

F0.5%

Boron (B × 757)8,183.17 g/mol, 99.538%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.462%

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