Recognised as Colour

#B76CCB

#B76CCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B76CCB is a violet with RGB values 183, 108, 203 and HSL 287°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B76CCB#B76CCB

HEX#B76CCB

RGBrgb(183, 108, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4235, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.8%, 42.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(287.4, 47.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 46.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,020,939

CSS custom property--colour: #B76CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#489334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C84CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#728CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B77992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Violet · ΔE 16.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80CB6C

Analogous#886CCB, #CB6CAF

Triadic#CBB76C, #6CCBB7

Split complementary#AFCB6C, #6CCB88

Tetradic#CB886C, #80CB6C, #6CAFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDDF3

Lighter +20%#DCB7E6

Lighter +10%#C992D8

Darker −10%#A546BE

Darker −20%#85379A

Darker −30%#652975

Darker −40%#441C4F

More saturated +25%#C553E4

Less saturated −25%#A985B2

Channel breakdown

R183

G108

B203

Red183 (71.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue287.37°

Saturation (HSL)47.74%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 6C · B CB

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Harmonies

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B76CCB (chemical formula)

Formula
856.392 g/mol
79 atoms

B76CCB has a molar mass of 856.392 g/mol, made up of 79 atoms across 2 elements: 77 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass856.392 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule79

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4220724 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0319909 × 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

B97.2%

C2.8%

Boron (B × 77)832.37 g/mol, 97.195%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.805%

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