Recognised as Colour

#B160FF

#B160FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B160FF is a violet with RGB values 177, 96, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B160FF#B160FF

HEX#B160FF

RGBrgb(177, 96, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3765, 1

RGB percentages69.4%, 37.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 62.4%, 100%)

CMYK30.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,624,703

CSS custom property--colour: #B160FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#4E9F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3489FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A382A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEFF60

Analogous#6160FF, #FF60FE

Triadic#FFB160, #60FFB1

Split complementary#FEFF60, #60FF61

Tetradic#FF6160, #AEFF60, #60FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FF

Lighter +20%#E3C6FF

Lighter +10%#CA93FF

Darker −10%#982DFF

Darker −20%#7F00F9

Darker −30%#6500C6

Darker −40%#4B0093

More saturated +25%#B160FF

Less saturated −25%#B174EB

Channel breakdown

R177

G96

B255

Red177 (69.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 60 · B FF

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B160FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,767.596 g/mol
162 atoms

B160FF has a molar mass of 1,767.596 g/mol, made up of 162 atoms across 2 elements: 160 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,767.596 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule162

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9351622 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.4069667 × 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

B97.9%

F2.1%

Boron (B × 160)1,729.6 g/mol, 97.85%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 2.15%

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