Recognised as Colour

#B79BCB

#B79BCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B79BCB is a violet with RGB values 183, 155, 203 and HSL 275°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B79BCB#B79BCB

HEX#B79BCB

RGBrgb(183, 155, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6078, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.8%, 60.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(275, 31.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 23.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,032,971

CSS custom property--colour: #B79BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#486434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A6C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFCB9B

Analogous#9F9BCB, #CB9BC7

Triadic#CBB79B, #9BCBB7

Split complementary#C7CB9B, #9BCB9F

Tetradic#CB9F9B, #AFCB9B, #9BC7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7DEEE

Lighter +10%#CFBDDC

Darker −10%#9F79BA

Darker −20%#8758A8

Darker −30%#6C4687

Darker −40%#513565

More saturated +25%#BA88DE

Less saturated −25%#B4AEB8

Channel breakdown

R183

G155

B203

Red183 (71.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue275°

Saturation (HSL)31.58%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9B · B CB

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B79BCB (chemical formula)

Formula
887.621 g/mol
82 atoms

B79BCB has a molar mass of 887.621 g/mol, made up of 82 atoms across 2 elements: 81 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass887.621 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule82

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4739293 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.7845857 × 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

B98.6%

C1.4%

Boron (B × 81)875.61 g/mol, 98.647%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.353%

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