Recognised as Colour

#B78BB5

#B78BB5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B78BB5 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 139, 181 and HSL 303°, 23%, 63%. 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

#B78BB5#B78BB5

HEX#B78BB5

RGBrgb(183, 139, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5451, 0.7098

RGB percentages71.8%, 54.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(302.7, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 1.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,028,853

CSS custom property--colour: #B78BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#48744A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8996B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#939BB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BA8E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Thistle · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Light pink · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BB78D

Analogous#A38BB7, #B78B9F

Triadic#B5B78B, #8BB5B7

Split complementary#9FB78B, #8BB7A3

Tetradic#B7A38B, #8BB78D, #8B9FB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E9F1

Lighter +20%#DECADD

Lighter +10%#CBAAC9

Darker −10%#A36CA1

Darker −20%#885485

Darker −30%#684166

Darker −40%#492D48

More saturated +25%#CF73CA

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R183

G139

B181

Red183 (71.8%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue302.73°

Saturation (HSL)23.4%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 8B · B B5

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Harmonies

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B78BB5 (chemical formula)

Formula
908.04 g/mol
84 atoms

B78BB5 has a molar mass of 908.04 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 1 element: 84 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass908.04 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule84

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5078359 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6320215 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 84)908.04 g/mol, 100%

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Elements in this formula

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