Recognised as Colour

#B286FB

#B286FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B286FB is a violet with RGB values 178, 134, 251 and HSL 263°, 94%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B286FB#B286FB

HEX#B286FB

RGBrgb(178, 134, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5255, 0.9843

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.5%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(262.6, 93.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 46.6%, 98.4%)

CMYK29.1%, 46.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,699,963

CSS custom property--colour: #B286FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#4D7904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C9CF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A39BB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFFB86

Analogous#8695FB, #EC86FB

Triadic#FBB286, #86FBB2

Split complementary#FBEC86, #95FB86

Tetradic#FB8695, #CFFB86, #86FBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E9FE

Lighter +10%#D1B7FD

Darker −10%#9355F9

Darker −20%#7323F8

Darker −30%#5907E1

Darker −40%#4606AF

More saturated +25%#B182FF

Less saturated −25%#B696EB

Channel breakdown

R178

G134

B251

Red178 (69.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue262.56°

Saturation (HSL)93.6%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 86 · B FB

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B286FB (chemical formula)

Formula
3,121.468 g/mol
288 atoms

B286FB has a molar mass of 3,121.468 g/mol, made up of 288 atoms across 2 elements: 287 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,121.468 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule288

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.1833196 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9292656 × 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

B99.4%

F0.6%

Boron (B × 287)3,102.47 g/mol, 99.391%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.609%

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