Recognised as Colour

#B300F2

#B300F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B300F2 is a violet with RGB values 179, 0, 242 and HSL 284°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B300F2#B300F2

HEX#B300F2

RGBrgb(179, 0, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.949

RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(284.4, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK26%, 100%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,731,186

CSS custom property--colour: #B300F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#4CFF0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#AB578Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.7 Magenta · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26 Medium blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FF200

Analogous#3A00F2, #F200B8

Triadic#F2B300, #00F2B3

Split complementary#B8F200, #00F23A

Tetradic#F23A00, #3FF200, #00B8F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBFFF

Lighter +30%#E18CFF

Lighter +20%#D459FF

Lighter +10%#C726FF

Darker −10%#8D00BF

Darker −20%#68008C

Darker −30%#420059

Darker −40%#1C0026

More saturated +25%#B300F2

Less saturated −25%#A41ED4

Channel breakdown

R179

B242

Red179 (70.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue284.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B F2

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B300F2 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,280.996 g/mol
302 atoms

B300F2 has a molar mass of 3,280.996 g/mol, made up of 302 atoms across 2 elements: 300 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,280.996 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule302

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.448222 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8354612 × 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%

F1.2%

Boron (B × 300)3,243 g/mol, 98.842%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.158%

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