Recognised as Colour

#B762FF

#B762FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B762FF is a violet with RGB values 183, 98, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B762FF#B762FF

HEX#B762FF

RGBrgb(183, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages71.8%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.5, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK28.2%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,018,431

CSS custom property--colour: #B762FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#489D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#408CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AB82A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAFF62

Analogous#6962FF, #FF62F9

Triadic#FFB762, #62FFB7

Split complementary#F9FF62, #62FF68

Tetradic#FF6862, #AAFF62, #62F9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFF

Lighter +20%#E6C8FF

Lighter +10%#CE95FF

Darker −10%#A02FFF

Darker −20%#8800FB

Darker −30%#6C00C8

Darker −40%#510095

More saturated +25%#B762FF

Less saturated −25%#B576EB

Channel breakdown

R183

G98

B255

Red183 (71.8%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 62 · B FF

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B762FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,275.216 g/mol
764 atoms

B762FF has a molar mass of 8,275.216 g/mol, made up of 764 atoms across 2 elements: 762 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,275.216 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule764

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3741319 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2773215 × 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 × 762)8,237.22 g/mol, 99.541%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.459%

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