Recognised as Colour

#B162FF

#B162FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B162FF is a violet with RGB values 177, 98, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B162FF#B162FF

HEX#B162FF

RGBrgb(177, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages69.4%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.2, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK30.6%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,625,215

CSS custom property--colour: #B162FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#4E9D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#378AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A383A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0FF62

Analogous#6262FF, #FF62FF

Triadic#FFB162, #62FFB1

Split complementary#FFFF62, #62FF62

Tetradic#FF6262, #B0FF62, #62FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFF

Lighter +20%#E4C8FF

Lighter +10%#CA95FF

Darker −10%#982FFF

Darker −20%#7E00FB

Darker −30%#6500C8

Darker −40%#4B0095

More saturated +25%#B162FF

Less saturated −25%#B176EB

Channel breakdown

R177

G98

B255

Red177 (69.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 62 · B FF

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B162FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,789.216 g/mol
164 atoms

B162FF has a molar mass of 1,789.216 g/mol, made up of 164 atoms across 2 elements: 162 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,789.216 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule164

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9710631 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.3657986 × 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 × 162)1,751.22 g/mol, 97.876%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 2.124%

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