Recognised as Colour

#B310FC

#B310FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B310FC is a violet with RGB values 179, 16, 252 and HSL 281°, 98%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B310FC#B310FC

HEX#B310FC

RGBrgb(179, 16, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0627, 0.9882

RGB percentages70.2%, 6.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(281.4, 97.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 93.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK29%, 93.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,735,292

CSS custom property--colour: #B310FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#4CEF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A85E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2 Magenta · ΔE 25.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8 Medium blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59FC10

Analogous#3D10FC, #FC10CF

Triadic#FCB310, #10FCB3

Split complementary#CFFC10, #10FC3D

Tetradic#FC3D10, #59FC10, #10CFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D9FF

Lighter +30%#E3A7FE

Lighter +20%#D375FD

Lighter +10%#C342FD

Darker −10%#9503D6

Darker −20%#7202A4

Darker −30%#4F0172

Darker −40%#2C013F

More saturated +25%#B40DFF

Less saturated −25%#A72EDE

Channel breakdown

R179

G16

B252

Red179 (70.2%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue281.44°

Saturation (HSL)97.52%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 10 · B FC

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B310FC (chemical formula)

Formula
3,382.109 g/mol
312 atoms

B310FC has a molar mass of 3,382.109 g/mol, made up of 312 atoms across 3 elements: 310 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,382.109 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule312

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.6161241 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7805874 × 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

B99.1%

F0.6%

C0.4%

Boron (B × 310)3,351.1 g/mol, 99.083%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.562%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.355%

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