Recognised as Colour

#B240FC

#B240FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B240FC is a violet with RGB values 178, 64, 252 and HSL 276°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B240FC#B240FC

HEX#B240FC

RGBrgb(178, 64, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.251, 0.9882

RGB percentages69.8%, 25.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(276.4, 96.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 74.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK29.4%, 74.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,682,044

CSS custom property--colour: #B240FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#4DBF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A66E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.9 Dark violet · ΔE 12.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.1 Magenta · ΔE 28.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AFC40

Analogous#5440FC, #FC40E8

Triadic#FCB240, #40FCB2

Split complementary#E8FC40, #40FC54

Tetradic#FC5440, #8AFC40, #40E8FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFD7FE

Lighter +20%#DAA4FE

Lighter +10%#C672FD

Darker −10%#9E0EFB

Darker −20%#8103D3

Darker −30%#6203A0

Darker −40%#44026E

More saturated +25%#B33DFF

Less saturated −25%#AD58E4

Channel breakdown

R178

G64

B252

Red178 (69.8%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue276.38°

Saturation (HSL)96.91%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 40 · B FC

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B240FC (chemical formula)

Formula
2,625.409 g/mol
242 atoms

B240FC has a molar mass of 2,625.409 g/mol, made up of 242 atoms across 3 elements: 240 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,625.409 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule242

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.3595942 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.2937915 × 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

B98.8%

F0.7%

C0.5%

Boron (B × 240)2,594.4 g/mol, 98.819%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.724%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.457%

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