Recognised as Colour

#B335FE

#B335FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B335FE is a violet with RGB values 179, 53, 254 and HSL 278°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B335FE#B335FE

HEX#B335FE

RGBrgb(179, 53, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2078, 0.9961

RGB percentages70.2%, 20.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(277.6, 99%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 79.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.5%, 79.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,744,766

CSS custom property--colour: #B335FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#4CCA01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#007BFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A76A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5 Dark violet · ΔE 12.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4 Magenta · ΔE 26.4 Medium blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80FE35

Analogous#4E35FE, #FE35E5

Triadic#FEB335, #35FEB3

Split complementary#E5FE35, #35FE4E

Tetradic#FE4E35, #80FE35, #35E5FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECCDFF

Lighter +20%#D99AFF

Lighter +10%#C668FE

Darker −10%#A002FE

Darker −20%#8001CC

Darker −30%#600199

Darker −40%#400166

More saturated +25%#B334FF

Less saturated −25%#AD4EE5

Channel breakdown

R179

G53

B254

Red179 (70.2%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue277.61°

Saturation (HSL)99.01%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 35 · B FE

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B335Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,677.195 g/mol
336 atoms

B335Fe has a molar mass of 3,677.195 g/mol, made up of 336 atoms across 2 elements: 335 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,677.195 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule336

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.106126 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6376996 × 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

B98.5%

Fe1.5%

Boron (B × 335)3,621.35 g/mol, 98.481%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.519%

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