Recognised as Colour

#B79FBE

#B79FBE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B79FBE is a violet with RGB values 183, 159, 190 and HSL 286°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B79FBE#B79FBE

HEX#B79FBE

RGBrgb(183, 159, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6235, 0.7451

RGB percentages71.8%, 62.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(286.5, 19.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 16.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK3.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,982

CSS custom property--colour: #B79FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#486041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA5BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8 Dark grey · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6BE9F

Analogous#A89FBE, #BE9FB5

Triadic#BEB79F, #9FBEB7

Split complementary#B6BE9F, #9FBEA8

Tetradic#BEA89F, #A6BE9F, #9FB5BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAFC

Lighter +20%#E5DCE7

Lighter +10%#CEBDD3

Darker −10%#A081A9

Darker −20%#896493

Darker −30%#6C4F75

Darker −40%#503B56

More saturated +25%#C28BD2

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R183

G159

B190

Red183 (71.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue286.45°

Saturation (HSL)19.25%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9F · B BE

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B79FBe (chemical formula)

Formula
882.0002 g/mol
81 atoms

B79FBe has a molar mass of 882.0002 g/mol, made up of 81 atoms across 3 elements: 79 × B, 1 × F, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass882.0002 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule81

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4645958 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.8278224 × 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

B96.8%

F2.2%

Be1%

Boron (B × 79)853.99 g/mol, 96.824%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.154%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 1.022%

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