Recognised as Colour

#B792CA

#B792CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B792CA is a violet with RGB values 183, 146, 202 and HSL 280°, 35%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B792CA#B792CA

HEX#B792CA

RGBrgb(183, 146, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5725, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.8%, 57.3%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(279.6, 34.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 27.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,030,666

CSS custom property--colour: #B792CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#486D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A9DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B699A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 23.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5CA92

Analogous#9B92CA, #CA92C1

Triadic#CAB792, #92CAB7

Split complementary#C1CA92, #92CA9B

Tetradic#CA9B92, #A5CA92, #92C1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF9FC

Lighter +20%#E4D7EB

Lighter +10%#CEB4DB

Darker −10%#A070B9

Darker −20%#8950A6

Darker −30%#6C4083

Darker −40%#502F61

More saturated +25%#BE7EDE

Less saturated −25%#B0A6B6

Channel breakdown

R183

G146

B202

Red183 (71.8%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue279.64°

Saturation (HSL)34.57%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 92 · B CA

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B792Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
8,601.598 g/mol
793 atoms

B792Ca has a molar mass of 8,601.598 g/mol, made up of 793 atoms across 2 elements: 792 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,601.598 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule793

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.428329 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.0011883 × 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

B99.5%

Ca0.5%

Boron (B × 792)8,561.52 g/mol, 99.534%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.466%

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