Recognised as Colour

#B14BF2

#B14BF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B14BF2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 75, 242 and HSL 277°, 87%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B14BF2#B14BF2

HEX#B14BF2

RGBrgb(177, 75, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.2941, 0.949

RGB percentages69.4%, 29.4%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(276.6, 86.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 69%, 94.9%)

CMYK26.9%, 69%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,619,314

CSS custom property--colour: #B14BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#4EB40D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#267FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A77099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CF24B

Analogous#5D4BF2, #F24BE0

Triadic#F2B14B, #4BF2B1

Split complementary#E0F24B, #4BF25D

Tetradic#F25D4B, #8CF24B, #4BE0F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDAFC

Lighter +20%#DAAAF9

Lighter +10%#C67BF5

Darker −10%#9C1BEF

Darker −20%#800EC9

Darker −30%#620B99

Darker −40%#430869

More saturated +25%#B43EFF

Less saturated −25%#AC63DA

Channel breakdown

R177

G75

B242

Red177 (69.4%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue276.65°

Saturation (HSL)86.53%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 4B · B F2

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B14BF2 (chemical formula)

Formula
200.146 g/mol
17 atoms

B14BF2 has a molar mass of 200.146 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 15 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass200.146 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.3235025 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.0088739 × 10^21

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

B81%

F19%

Boron (B × 15)162.15 g/mol, 81.016%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 18.984%

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