Recognised as Colour

#B773CE

#B773CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B773CE is a violet with RGB values 183, 115, 206 and HSL 285°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B773CE#B773CE

HEX#B773CE

RGBrgb(183, 115, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.451, 0.8078

RGB percentages71.8%, 45.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(284.8, 48.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 44.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK11.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,022,734

CSS custom property--colour: #B773CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#488C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6489D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7690CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B77F97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Violet · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ACE73

Analogous#8A73CE, #CE73B7

Triadic#CEB773, #73CEB7

Split complementary#B7CE73, #73CE8A

Tetradic#CE8A73, #8ACE73, #73B7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E4F6

Lighter +20%#DEBFE8

Lighter +10%#CA99DB

Darker −10%#A44DC1

Darker −20%#8839A2

Darker −30%#682C7C

Darker −40%#481E57

More saturated +25%#C35BE6

Less saturated −25%#AB8BB6

Channel breakdown

R183

G115

B206

Red183 (71.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue284.84°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 73 · B CE

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B773Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
8,496.25 g/mol
774 atoms

B773Ce has a molar mass of 8,496.25 g/mol, made up of 774 atoms across 2 elements: 773 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,496.25 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule774

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4108355 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.0879985 × 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

B98.4%

Ce1.6%

Boron (B × 773)8,356.13 g/mol, 98.351%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.649%

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