Recognised as Colour

#B346FF

#B346FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B346FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 70, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B346FF#B346FF

HEX#B346FF

RGBrgb(179, 70, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2745, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 27.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.4, 100%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 72.5%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,749,119

CSS custom property--colour: #B346FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#4CB900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A6729Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.5 Dark violet · ΔE 14.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 29 Magenta · ΔE 29 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92FF46

Analogous#5646FF, #FF46EF

Triadic#FFB346, #46FFB3

Split complementary#EFFF46, #46FF57

Tetradic#FF5746, #92FF46, #46EEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2DFFF

Lighter +20%#DDACFF

Lighter +10%#C879FF

Darker −10%#9E13FF

Darker −20%#8300DF

Darker −30%#6500AC

Darker −40%#470079

More saturated +25%#B346FF

Less saturated −25%#AF5DE8

Channel breakdown

R179

G70

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 46 · B FF

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B346FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,778.256 g/mol
348 atoms

B346FF has a molar mass of 3,778.256 g/mol, made up of 348 atoms across 2 elements: 346 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,778.256 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule348

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.2739417 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5938943 × 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%

F1%

Boron (B × 346)3,740.26 g/mol, 98.994%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.006%

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