Recognised as Colour

#B788CC

#B788CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B788CC is a violet with RGB values 183, 136, 204 and HSL 281°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B788CC#B788CC

HEX#B788CC

RGBrgb(183, 136, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5333, 0.8

RGB percentages71.8%, 53.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(281.5, 40%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 33.3%, 80%)

CMYK10.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,028,108

CSS custom property--colour: #B788CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#487733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E97CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#899BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B691A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Violet · ΔE 28.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DCC88

Analogous#9588CC, #CC88BF

Triadic#CCB788, #88CCB7

Split complementary#BFCC88, #88CC95

Tetradic#CC9588, #9DCC88, #88BFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F3FA

Lighter +20%#E2CFEB

Lighter +10%#CDACDB

Darker −10%#A164BD

Darker −20%#8947A7

Darker −30%#6C3883

Darker −40%#4E295F

More saturated +25%#BF73E1

Less saturated −25%#AF9DB7

Channel breakdown

R183

G136

B204

Red183 (71.8%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue281.47°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 88 · B CC

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B788CC (chemical formula)

Formula
8,542.302 g/mol
790 atoms

B788CC has a molar mass of 8,542.302 g/mol, made up of 790 atoms across 2 elements: 788 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,542.302 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule790

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4184826 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.0497868 × 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 × 788)8,518.28 g/mol, 99.719%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.281%

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