Recognised as Colour

#B317FF

#B317FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B317FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 23, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B317FF#B317FF

HEX#B317FF

RGBrgb(179, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.3, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 91%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,737,087

CSS custom property--colour: #B317FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#4CE800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0075FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A76198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7 Magenta · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1 Medium blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63FF17

Analogous#3F17FF, #FF17D7

Triadic#FFB317, #17FFB3

Split complementary#D7FF17, #17FF3F

Tetradic#FF3F17, #63FF17, #17D7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E3FF

Lighter +30%#E5B0FF

Lighter +20%#D47DFF

Lighter +10%#C44AFF

Darker −10%#9900E3

Darker −20%#7600B0

Darker −30%#54007D

Darker −40%#32004A

More saturated +25%#B317FF

Less saturated −25%#A934E2

Channel breakdown

R179

G23

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.34°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 17 · B FF

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B317FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,464.766 g/mol
319 atoms

B317FF has a molar mass of 3,464.766 g/mol, made up of 319 atoms across 2 elements: 317 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,464.766 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule319

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7533793 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7381089 × 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

B98.9%

F1.1%

Boron (B × 317)3,426.77 g/mol, 98.903%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.097%

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