Recognised as Colour

#B79BC3

#B79BC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B79BC3 is a violet with RGB values 183, 155, 195 and HSL 282°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B79BC3#B79BC3

HEX#B79BC3

RGBrgb(183, 155, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6078, 0.7647

RGB percentages71.8%, 60.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(282, 25%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 20.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK6.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,032,963

CSS custom property--colour: #B79BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#48643C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A3C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA6C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B79FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.2 Plum · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7C39B

Analogous#A39BC3, #C39BBB

Triadic#C3B79B, #9BC3B7

Split complementary#BBC39B, #9BC3A3

Tetradic#C3A39B, #A7C39B, #9BBBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFC

Lighter +20%#E5DBE9

Lighter +10%#CEBBD6

Darker −10%#A07BB0

Darker −20%#885D9B

Darker −30%#6C4A7B

Darker −40%#50375B

More saturated +25%#BF87D7

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R183

G155

B195

Red183 (71.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9B · B C3

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B79BC3 (chemical formula)

Formula
900.833 g/mol
83 atoms

B79BC3 has a molar mass of 900.833 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 2 elements: 80 × B, 3 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass900.833 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4958684 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6850801 × 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

B96%

C4%

Boron (B × 80)864.8 g/mol, 96%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 4%

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