Recognised as Colour

#B294F4

#B294F4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B294F4 is a violet with RGB values 178, 148, 244 and HSL 259°, 81%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B294F4#B294F4

HEX#B294F4

RGBrgb(178, 148, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5804, 0.9569

RGB percentages69.8%, 58%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(258.8, 81.4%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 39.3%, 95.7%)

CMYK27%, 39.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,703,540

CSS custom property--colour: #B294F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4D6B0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7AA4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7FA3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A5A5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 26.4 Violet · ΔE 26.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6F494

Analogous#94A6F4, #E294F4

Triadic#F4B294, #94F4B2

Split complementary#F4E294, #A6F494

Tetradic#F494A6, #D6F494, #94F4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F0FE

Lighter +10%#D3C2F9

Darker −10%#9166EF

Darker −20%#6F38EA

Darker −30%#5316D9

Darker −40%#4112AA

More saturated +25%#AE89FF

Less saturated −25%#B8A3E5

Channel breakdown

R178

G148

B244

Red178 (69.8%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue258.75°

Saturation (HSL)81.36%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 94 · B F4

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B294F4 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,254.132 g/mol
298 atoms

B294F4 has a molar mass of 3,254.132 g/mol, made up of 298 atoms across 2 elements: 294 × B, 4 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,254.132 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule298

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.4036133 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8506135 × 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

B97.7%

F2.3%

Boron (B × 294)3,178.14 g/mol, 97.665%

Fluorine (F × 4)75.992 g/mol, 2.335%

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