Recognised as Colour

#B334F9

#B334F9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B334F9 is a violet with RGB values 179, 52, 249 and HSL 279°, 94%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B334F9#B334F9

HEX#B334F9

RGBrgb(179, 52, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2039, 0.9765

RGB percentages70.2%, 20.4%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(278.7, 94.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 79.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK28.1%, 79.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,744,505

CSS custom property--colour: #B334F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#4CCB06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A86798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original

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

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

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

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6 Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 26 Magenta · ΔE 26 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AF934

Analogous#5134F9, #F934DC

Triadic#F9B334, #34F9B3

Split complementary#DCF934, #34F951

Tetradic#F95134, #7AF934, #34DCF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFF

Lighter +30%#EBC9FD

Lighter +20%#D897FC

Lighter +10%#C666FA

Darker −10%#9F07F3

Darker −20%#7F06C1

Darker −30%#5E0490

Darker −40%#3E035E

More saturated +25%#B52EFF

Less saturated −25%#AB4EDF

Channel breakdown

R179

G52

B249

Red179 (70.2%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue278.68°

Saturation (HSL)94.26%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 34 · B F9

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B334F9 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,781.522 g/mol
343 atoms

B334F9 has a molar mass of 3,781.522 g/mol, made up of 343 atoms across 2 elements: 334 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,781.522 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule343

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.279365 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5925177 × 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

B95.5%

F4.5%

Boron (B × 334)3,610.54 g/mol, 95.478%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 4.522%

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