Recognised as Colour

#B788CD

#B788CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B788CD is a violet with RGB values 183, 136, 205 and HSL 281°, 41%, 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

#B788CD#B788CD

HEX#B788CD

RGBrgb(183, 136, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5333, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.8%, 53.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(280.9, 40.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 33.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,028,109

CSS custom property--colour: #B788CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#487732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D97D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#889BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B691A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Thistle · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ECD88

Analogous#9488CD, #CD88C1

Triadic#CDB788, #88CDB7

Split complementary#C1CD88, #88CD95

Tetradic#CD9588, #9ECD88, #88C1CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F4FA

Lighter +20%#E2D0EB

Lighter +10%#CDACDC

Darker −10%#A164BE

Darker −20%#8947A8

Darker −30%#6C3884

Darker −40%#4F2960

More saturated +25%#BF73E2

Less saturated −25%#AF9DB8

Channel breakdown

R183

G136

B205

Red183 (71.8%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue280.87°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 88 · B CD

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B788Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
8,630.69 g/mol
789 atoms

B788Cd has a molar mass of 8,630.69 g/mol, made up of 789 atoms across 2 elements: 788 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,630.69 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule789

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4331598 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.977589 × 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

B98.7%

Cd1.3%

Boron (B × 788)8,518.28 g/mol, 98.698%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 1.302%

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