Recognised as Colour

#B79CCA

#B79CCA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B79CCA is a violet with RGB values 183, 156, 202 and HSL 275°, 30%, 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

#B79CCA#B79CCA

HEX#B79CCA

RGBrgb(183, 156, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6118, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.8%, 61.2%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(275.2, 30.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 22.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.4%, 22.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,226

CSS custom property--colour: #B79CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#486335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA7C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B5A2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 16.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9 Dark grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFCA9C

Analogous#A09CCA, #CA9CC6

Triadic#CAB79C, #9CCAB7

Split complementary#C6CA9C, #9CCAA0

Tetradic#CAA09C, #AFCA9C, #9CC6CA

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%#9F7BB8

Darker −20%#875AA6

Darker −30%#6C4786

Darker −40%#513664

More saturated +25%#BA89DD

Less saturated −25%#B4AFB7

Channel breakdown

R183

G156

B202

Red183 (71.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue275.22°

Saturation (HSL)30.26%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9C · B CA

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B79CCa (chemical formula)

Formula
906.079 g/mol
81 atoms

B79CCa has a molar mass of 906.079 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 3 elements: 79 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass906.079 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule81

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5045796 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6463749 × 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

B94.3%

C1.3%

Ca4.4%

Boron (B × 79)853.99 g/mol, 94.251%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.326%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 4.423%

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