Recognised as Colour

#B262FF

#B262FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B262FF is a violet with RGB values 178, 98, 255 and HSL 271°, 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

#B262FF#B262FF

HEX#B262FF

RGBrgb(178, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages69.8%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK30.2%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,690,751

CSS custom property--colour: #B262FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#4D9D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#398AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A483A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFFF62

Analogous#6362FF, #FF62FE

Triadic#FFB262, #62FFB2

Split complementary#FEFF62, #62FF63

Tetradic#FF6362, #AFFF62, #62FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFF

Lighter +20%#E4C8FF

Lighter +10%#CB95FF

Darker −10%#992FFF

Darker −20%#8000FB

Darker −30%#6600C8

Darker −40%#4C0095

More saturated +25%#B262FF

Less saturated −25%#B276EB

Channel breakdown

R178

G98

B255

Red178 (69.8%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 62 · B FF

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B262FF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,870.216 g/mol
264 atoms

B262FF has a molar mass of 2,870.216 g/mol, made up of 264 atoms across 2 elements: 262 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,870.216 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule264

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.7661058 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.098149 × 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

B98.7%

F1.3%

Boron (B × 262)2,832.22 g/mol, 98.676%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.324%

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