Recognised as Colour

#B77BE3

#B77BE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B77BE3 is a violet with RGB values 183, 123, 227 and HSL 275°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B77BE3#B77BE3

HEX#B77BE3

RGBrgb(183, 123, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4824, 0.8902

RGB percentages71.8%, 48.2%, 89%

HSLhsl(274.6, 65%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 45.8%, 89%)

CMYK19.4%, 45.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,024,803

CSS custom property--colour: #B77BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#48841C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6292E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7295E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B18CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7E37B

Analogous#837BE3, #E37BDB

Triadic#E3B77B, #7BE3B7

Split complementary#DBE37B, #7BE383

Tetradic#E3837B, #A7E37B, #7BDBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FE

Lighter +20%#E5CFF5

Lighter +10%#CEA5EC

Darker −10%#A051DA

Darker −20%#882BCD

Darker −30%#6C22A3

Darker −40%#501A78

More saturated +25%#BA67F7

Less saturated −25%#B48FCF

Channel breakdown

R183

G123

B227

Red183 (71.8%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue274.62°

Saturation (HSL)65%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 7B · B E3

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B77Be3 (chemical formula)

Formula
859.4066 g/mol
80 atoms

B77Be3 has a molar mass of 859.4066 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 77 × B, 3 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass859.4066 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule80

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4270782 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0073243 × 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

B96.9%

Be3.1%

Boron (B × 77)832.37 g/mol, 96.854%

Beryllium (Be × 3)27.0366 g/mol, 3.146%

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