Recognised as Colour

#C77BF8

#C77BF8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C77BF8 is a violet with RGB values 199, 123, 248 and HSL 276°, 90%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C77BF8#C77BF8

HEX#C77BF8

RGBrgb(199, 123, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4824, 0.9725

RGB percentages78%, 48.2%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(276.5, 89.9%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 50.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK19.8%, 50.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,073,400

CSS custom property--colour: #C77BF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#388407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A98FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#719DF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C190AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Orchid · ΔE 17.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACF87B

Analogous#897BF8, #F87BEA

Triadic#F8C77B, #7BF8C7

Split complementary#EBF87B, #7BF888

Tetradic#F8887B, #ACF87B, #7BEAF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DCFD

Lighter +10%#DCABFB

Darker −10%#B24BF5

Darker −20%#9E1AF3

Darker −30%#820BCF

Darker −40%#64089F

More saturated +25%#C974FF

Less saturated −25%#C38CE7

Channel breakdown

R199

G123

B248

Red199 (78%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue276.48°

Saturation (HSL)89.93%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 7B · B F8

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C77BF8 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,087.641 g/mol
86 atoms

C77BF8 has a molar mass of 1,087.641 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 3 elements: 77 × C, 1 × B, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,087.641 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8060704 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5368828 × 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

C85%

B1%

F14%

Carbon (C × 77)924.847 g/mol, 85.032%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.994%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 13.974%

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