Recognised as Colour

#B204FF

#B204FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B204FF is a violet with RGB values 178, 4, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B204FF#B204FF

HEX#B204FF

RGBrgb(178, 4, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0157, 1

RGB percentages69.8%, 1.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(281.6, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK30.2%, 98.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,666,687

CSS custom property--colour: #B204FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#4DFB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A65F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3 Magenta · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2 Blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51FF04

Analogous#3504FF, #FF04CE

Triadic#FFB204, #04FFB2

Split complementary#CEFF04, #04FF35

Tetradic#FF3504, #51FF04, #04CEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D0FF

Lighter +30%#E19DFF

Lighter +20%#D16AFF

Lighter +10%#C237FF

Darker −10%#9000D0

Darker −20%#6D009D

Darker −30%#49006A

Darker −40%#260037

More saturated +25%#B204FF

Less saturated −25%#A623E0

Channel breakdown

R178

B255

Red178 (69.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 04 · B FF

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B204FF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,243.236 g/mol
206 atoms

B204FF has a molar mass of 2,243.236 g/mol, made up of 206 atoms across 2 elements: 204 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,243.236 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule206

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.724981 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6845774 × 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

B98.3%

F1.7%

Boron (B × 204)2,205.24 g/mol, 98.306%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.694%

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