Recognised as Colour

#B305F9

#B305F9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B305F9 is a violet with RGB values 179, 5, 249 and HSL 283°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B305F9#B305F9

HEX#B305F9

RGBrgb(179, 5, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0196, 0.9765

RGB percentages70.2%, 2%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(282.8, 96.1%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 98%, 97.6%)

CMYK28.1%, 98%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,732,473

CSS custom property--colour: #B305F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#4CFA06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A95C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8 Magenta · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5 Medium blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BF905

Analogous#3905F9, #F905C5

Triadic#F9B305, #05F9B3

Split complementary#C5F905, #05F939

Tetradic#F93905, #4BF905, #05C5F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CCFE

Lighter +30%#E19AFD

Lighter +20%#D268FC

Lighter +10%#C236FB

Darker −10%#8F04C7

Darker −20%#6B0395

Darker −30%#470263

Darker −40%#230131

More saturated +25%#B500FE

Less saturated −25%#A525D9

Channel breakdown

R179

B249

Red179 (70.2%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue282.79°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 05 · B F9

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B305F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,468.032 g/mol
314 atoms

B305F9 has a molar mass of 3,468.032 g/mol, made up of 314 atoms across 2 elements: 305 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,468.032 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule314

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7588026 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7364721 × 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

B95.1%

F4.9%

Boron (B × 305)3,297.05 g/mol, 95.07%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 4.93%

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