Recognised as Colour

#B784CB

#B784CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B784CB is a violet with RGB values 183, 132, 203 and HSL 283°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B784CB#B784CB

HEX#B784CB

RGBrgb(183, 132, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5176, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.8%, 51.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(283.1, 40.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 35%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,027,083

CSS custom property--colour: #B784CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#487B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7994CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8598C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B68D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 26.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98CB84

Analogous#9484CB, #CB84BB

Triadic#CBB784, #84CBB7

Split complementary#BBCB84, #84CB94

Tetradic#CB9484, #98CB84, #84BBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0F8

Lighter +20%#E1CCE9

Lighter +10%#CCA8DA

Darker −10%#A260BC

Darker −20%#8945A4

Darker −30%#6B3680

Darker −40%#4D275C

More saturated +25%#C16EE1

Less saturated −25%#AD9AB5

Channel breakdown

R183

G132

B203

Red183 (71.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue283.1°

Saturation (HSL)40.57%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 84 · B CB

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B784CB (chemical formula)

Formula
8,497.861 g/mol
786 atoms

B784CB has a molar mass of 8,497.861 g/mol, made up of 786 atoms across 2 elements: 785 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,497.861 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule786

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.411103 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.0866548 × 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 × 785)8,485.85 g/mol, 99.859%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.141%

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