Recognised as Colour

#B779CA

#B779CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B779CA is a violet with RGB values 183, 121, 202 and HSL 286°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B779CA#B779CA

HEX#B779CA

RGBrgb(183, 121, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4745, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.8%, 47.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(285.9, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,024,266

CSS custom property--colour: #B779CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#488635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D8CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D92C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B78398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.6 Plum · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCA79

Analogous#8E79CA, #CA79B5

Triadic#CAB779, #79CAB7

Split complementary#B4CA79, #79CA8E

Tetradic#CA8F79, #8CCA79, #79B5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E7F5

Lighter +20%#DEC2E7

Lighter +10%#CB9ED8

Darker −10%#A354BC

Darker −20%#883F9E

Darker −30%#69307A

Darker −40%#492255

More saturated +25%#C362E1

Less saturated −25%#AB90B3

Channel breakdown

R183

G121

B202

Red183 (71.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue285.93°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 79 · B CA

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B779Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
8,461.068 g/mol
780 atoms

B779Ca has a molar mass of 8,461.068 g/mol, made up of 780 atoms across 2 elements: 779 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,461.068 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule780

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4049934 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1174712 × 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 × 779)8,420.99 g/mol, 99.526%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.474%

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