Recognised as Colour

#B152F3

#B152F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B152F3 is a violet with RGB values 177, 82, 243 and HSL 275°, 87%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B152F3#B152F3

HEX#B152F3

RGBrgb(177, 82, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3216, 0.9529

RGB percentages69.4%, 32.2%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(275.4, 87%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 66.3%, 95.3%)

CMYK27.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,621,107

CSS custom property--colour: #B152F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#4EAD0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3082EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A7759Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94F352

Analogous#6052F3, #F352E5

Triadic#F3B152, #52F3B1

Split complementary#E5F352, #52F360

Tetradic#F36052, #94F352, #52E5F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E1FD

Lighter +20%#DCB1FA

Lighter +10%#C782F6

Darker −10%#9B22F0

Darker −20%#810ED1

Darker −30%#630BA1

Darker −40%#460871

More saturated +25%#B346FF

Less saturated −25%#AD69DC

Channel breakdown

R177

G82

B243

Red177 (69.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue275.4°

Saturation (HSL)87.03%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 52 · B F3

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B152F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,700.114 g/mol
155 atoms

B152F3 has a molar mass of 1,700.114 g/mol, made up of 155 atoms across 2 elements: 152 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,700.114 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule155

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8231057 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.5421982 × 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

B96.6%

F3.4%

Boron (B × 152)1,643.12 g/mol, 96.648%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 3.352%

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