Recognised as Colour

#B780CB

#B780CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B780CB is a violet with RGB values 183, 128, 203 and HSL 284°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B780CB#B780CB

HEX#B780CB

RGBrgb(183, 128, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.502, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.8%, 50.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(284, 41.9%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 36.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,026,059

CSS custom property--colour: #B780CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156 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#919191

Inverted#487F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7591CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8296C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B7899Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 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

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94CB80

Analogous#9280CB, #CB80BA

Triadic#CBB780, #80CBB7

Split complementary#BACB80, #80CB92

Tetradic#CB9280, #94CB80, #80BACB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF7

Lighter +20%#E0C8E9

Lighter +10%#CCA4DA

Darker −10%#A25CBC

Darker −20%#8943A2

Darker −30%#6A347E

Darker −40%#4C255A

More saturated +25%#C16AE1

Less saturated −25%#AD96B5

Channel breakdown

R183

G128

B203

Red183 (71.8%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)41.9%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 80 · B CB

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B780CB (chemical formula)

Formula
8,454.621 g/mol
782 atoms

B780CB has a molar mass of 8,454.621 g/mol, made up of 782 atoms across 2 elements: 781 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,454.621 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule782

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4039228 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.1228985 × 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

B99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 781)8,442.61 g/mol, 99.858%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.142%

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