Recognised as Colour

#B790FF

#B790FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B790FF is a violet with RGB values 183, 144, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B790FF#B790FF

HEX#B790FF

RGBrgb(183, 144, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5647, 1

RGB percentages71.8%, 56.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.1, 100%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 43.5%, 100%)

CMYK28.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,030,207

CSS custom property--colour: #B790FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#486F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#77A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A9A4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FF90

Analogous#90A1FF, #EE90FF

Triadic#FFB790, #90FFB7

Split complementary#FFEF90, #A0FF90

Tetradic#FF90A1, #D8FF90, #90FFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F6FF

Lighter +10%#D8C3FF

Darker −10%#965DFF

Darker −20%#752AFF

Darker −30%#5600F6

Darker −40%#4500C3

More saturated +25%#B790FF

Less saturated −25%#BB9EF1

Channel breakdown

R183

G144

B255

Red183 (71.8%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 90 · B FF

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B790FF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,577.896 g/mol
792 atoms

B790FF has a molar mass of 8,577.896 g/mol, made up of 792 atoms across 2 elements: 790 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,577.896 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule792

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4243931 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.0205337 × 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

B99.6%

F0.4%

Boron (B × 790)8,539.9 g/mol, 99.557%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.443%

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