Recognised as Colour
#B79BF4
- #B79BF4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B79BF4 is a violet with RGB values 183, 155, 244 and HSL 259°, 80%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B79BF4#B79BF4
HEX#B79BF4
RGBrgb(183, 155, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6078, 0.9569
RGB percentages71.8%, 60.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(258.9, 80.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 36.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK25%, 36.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,012
CSS custom property--colour: #B79BF4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#48640B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8F49B
Analogous#9BABF4, #E49BF4
Triadic#F4B79B, #9BF4B7
Split complementary#F4E49B, #ABF49B
Tetradic#F49BAB, #D8F49B, #9BF4E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G155
B244
Red183 (71.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue258.88°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9B · B F4
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B79BF4 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 940.792 g/mol
- 84 atoms
B79BF4 has a molar mass of 940.792 g/mol, made up of 84 atoms across 2 elements: 80 × B, 4 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass940.792 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule84
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5622219 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.4011394 × 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
B91.9%
F8.1%
Boron (B × 80)864.8 g/mol, 91.923%
Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 8.077%
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