Recognised as Colour

#B14CE5

#B14CE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B14CE5 is a violet with RGB values 177, 76, 229 and HSL 280°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B14CE5#B14CE5

HEX#B14CE5

RGBrgb(177, 76, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.298, 0.898

RGB percentages69.4%, 29.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(279.6, 74.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 66.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK22.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,619,557

CSS custom property--colour: #B14CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#4EB31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C7EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB6B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80E54C

Analogous#644CE5, #E54CCD

Triadic#E5B14C, #4CE5B1

Split complementary#CDE54C, #4CE564

Tetradic#E5644C, #80E54C, #4CCDE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EBD2F8

Lighter +20%#D8A5F2

Lighter +10%#C479EB

Darker −10%#9D20DE

Darker −20%#7E1AB1

Darker −30%#5E1385

Darker −40%#3F0D58

More saturated +25%#B932FF

Less saturated −25%#A966CB

Channel breakdown

R177

G76

B229

Red177 (69.4%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue279.61°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 4C · B E5

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B14Ce5 (chemical formula)

Formula
851.94 g/mol
19 atoms

B14Ce5 has a molar mass of 851.94 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 2 elements: 14 × B, 5 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass851.94 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4146797 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0687381 × 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

B17.8%

Ce82.2%

Boron (B × 14)151.34 g/mol, 17.764%

Cerium (Ce × 5)700.6 g/mol, 82.236%

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