Recognised as Colour

#B797F3

#B797F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B797F3 is a violet with RGB values 183, 151, 243 and HSL 261°, 79%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B797F3#B797F3

HEX#B797F3

RGBrgb(183, 151, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5922, 0.9529

RGB percentages71.8%, 59.2%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(260.9, 79.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 37.9%, 95.3%)

CMYK24.7%, 37.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,031,987

CSS custom property--colour: #B797F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#48680C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80A7F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A6F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 26.4 Orchid · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3F397

Analogous#97A5F3, #E597F3

Triadic#F3B797, #97F3B7

Split complementary#F3E597, #A5F397

Tetradic#F397A5, #D3F397, #97F3E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F2FE

Lighter +10%#D7C5F8

Darker −10%#9769EE

Darker −20%#783CE8

Darker −30%#5B19D8

Darker −40%#4814AA

More saturated +25%#B38BFF

Less saturated −25%#BBA5E4

Channel breakdown

R183

G151

B243

Red183 (71.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue260.87°

Saturation (HSL)79.31%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 97 · B F3

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B797F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,672.564 g/mol
800 atoms

B797F3 has a molar mass of 8,672.564 g/mol, made up of 800 atoms across 2 elements: 797 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,672.564 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule800

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4401131 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.9438989 × 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

B99.3%

F0.7%

Boron (B × 797)8,615.57 g/mol, 99.343%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 0.657%

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