Recognised as Colour

#B20FF3

#B20FF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B20FF3 is a violet with RGB values 178, 15, 243 and HSL 283°, 90%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B20FF3#B20FF3

HEX#B20FF3

RGBrgb(178, 15, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0588, 0.9529

RGB percentages69.8%, 5.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(282.9, 90.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 93.8%, 95.3%)

CMYK26.7%, 93.8%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,669,491

CSS custom property--colour: #B20FF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#4DF00C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#A95A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.4 Blue violet · ΔE 15.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2 Magenta · ΔE 24.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1 Medium blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50F30F

Analogous#400FF3, #F30FC2

Triadic#F3B20F, #0FF3B2

Split complementary#C2F30F, #0FF340

Tetradic#F3400F, #50F30F, #0FC2F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D1FD

Lighter +30%#E1A1FA

Lighter +20%#D170F8

Lighter +10%#C240F5

Darker −10%#900AC5

Darker −20%#6C0795

Darker −30%#490564

Darker −40%#250333

More saturated +25%#B703FF

Less saturated −25%#A42FD3

Channel breakdown

R178

G15

B243

Red178 (69.8%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue282.89°

Saturation (HSL)90.48%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 0F · B F3

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B20FF3 (chemical formula)

Formula
292.192 g/mol
24 atoms

B20FF3 has a molar mass of 292.192 g/mol, made up of 24 atoms across 2 elements: 20 × B, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass292.192 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule24

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8519623 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0610218 × 10^21

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

B74%

F26%

Boron (B × 20)216.2 g/mol, 73.992%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 26.008%

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