Recognised as Colour

#B229F7

#B229F7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B229F7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 41, 247 and HSL 280°, 93%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B229F7#B229F7

HEX#B229F7

RGBrgb(178, 41, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1608, 0.9686

RGB percentages69.8%, 16.1%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(279.9, 92.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 83.4%, 96.9%)

CMYK27.9%, 83.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,676,151

CSS custom property--colour: #B229F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#4DD608

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#A86295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.4 Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3 Magenta · ΔE 25.3 Medium blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EF729

Analogous#4B29F7, #F729D5

Triadic#F7B229, #29F7B2

Split complementary#D5F729, #29F74B

Tetradic#F74B29, #6EF729, #29D5F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EEFE

Lighter +30%#E7BCFD

Lighter +20%#D58BFB

Lighter +10%#C45AF9

Darker −10%#9B09E4

Darker −20%#7907B3

Darker −30%#580582

Darker −40%#370351

More saturated +25%#B521FF

Less saturated −25%#A945DB

Channel breakdown

R178

G41

B247

Red178 (69.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue279.9°

Saturation (HSL)92.79%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 29 · B F7

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

B229F7 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,608.476 g/mol
236 atoms

B229F7 has a molar mass of 2,608.476 g/mol, made up of 236 atoms across 2 elements: 229 × B, 7 × F.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass2,608.476 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule236

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.3314763 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.3086817 × 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

B94.9%

F5.1%

Boron (B × 229)2,475.49 g/mol, 94.902%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 5.098%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page