Recognised as Colour

#B761CA

#B761CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B761CA is a violet with RGB values 183, 97, 202 and HSL 289°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B761CA#B761CA

HEX#B761CA

RGBrgb(183, 97, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3804, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.8%, 38%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(289.1, 49.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 52%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.4%, 52%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,018,122

CSS custom property--colour: #B761CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#489E35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6987C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B8708Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74CA61

Analogous#8261CA, #CA61A9

Triadic#CAB761, #61CAB7

Split complementary#A9CA61, #61CA82

Tetradic#CA8261, #74CA61, #61A9CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFD

Lighter +30%#EBD4F0

Lighter +20%#DAADE4

Lighter +10%#C887D7

Darker −10%#A33EBA

Darker −20%#823194

Darker −30%#60256D

Darker −40%#3F1847

More saturated +25%#C847E4

Less saturated −25%#A67BB0

Channel breakdown

R183

G97

B202

Red183 (71.8%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue289.14°

Saturation (HSL)49.76%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 61 · B CA

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B761Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
8,266.488 g/mol
762 atoms

B761Ca has a molar mass of 8,266.488 g/mol, made up of 762 atoms across 2 elements: 761 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,266.488 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule762

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3726826 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2850051 × 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%

Ca0.5%

Boron (B × 761)8,226.41 g/mol, 99.515%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.485%

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