Recognised as Colour

#B779CC

#B779CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B779CC is a violet with RGB values 183, 121, 204 and HSL 285°, 45%, 64%. 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

#B779CC#B779CC

HEX#B779CC

RGBrgb(183, 121, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4745, 0.8

RGB percentages71.8%, 47.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(284.8, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK10.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,024,268

CSS custom property--colour: #B779CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#488633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C93CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B78499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 18.6 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ECC79

Analogous#8E79CC, #CC79B7

Triadic#CCB779, #79CCB7

Split complementary#B7CC79, #79CC8E

Tetradic#CC8E79, #8ECC79, #79B7CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E8F6

Lighter +20%#DFC3E8

Lighter +10%#CB9EDA

Darker −10%#A354BE

Darker −20%#883DA2

Darker −30%#692F7D

Darker −40%#4A2158

More saturated +25%#C262E3

Less saturated −25%#AC90B5

Channel breakdown

R183

G121

B204

Red183 (71.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue284.82°

Saturation (HSL)44.86%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 79 · B CC

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Harmonies

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B779CC (chemical formula)

Formula
8,445.012 g/mol
781 atoms

B779CC has a molar mass of 8,445.012 g/mol, made up of 781 atoms across 2 elements: 779 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,445.012 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule781

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4023272 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1310032 × 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

B99.7%

C0.3%

Boron (B × 779)8,420.99 g/mol, 99.716%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.284%

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