Recognised as Colour
#B78CFF
- #B78CFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B78CFF is a violet with RGB values 183, 140, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B78CFF#B78CFF
HEX#B78CFF
RGBrgb(183, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages71.8%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.4, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK28.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,029,183
CSS custom property--colour: #B78CFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#487300
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4FF8C
Analogous#8C9BFF, #F08CFF
Triadic#FFB78C, #8CFFB7
Split complementary#FFF08C, #9BFF8C
Tetradic#FF8C9B, #D4FF8C, #8CFFF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G140
B255
Red183 (71.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 8C · B FF
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B78CFF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 893.187 g/mol
- 81 atoms
B78CFF has a molar mass of 893.187 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 3 elements: 78 × B, 1 × C, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass893.187 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule81
Distinct elements3
Mass of one molecule1.4831719 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.7423068 × 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
B94.4%
C1.3%
F4.3%
Boron (B × 78)843.18 g/mol, 94.401%
Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.345%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.254%
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