Recognised as Colour

#B348FE

#B348FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B348FE is a violet with RGB values 179, 72, 254 and HSL 275°, 99%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B348FE#B348FE

HEX#B348FE

RGBrgb(179, 72, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2824, 0.9961

RGB percentages70.2%, 28.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(275.3, 98.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 71.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,749,630

CSS custom property--colour: #B348FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#4CB701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A6739Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark violet · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 29.4 Magenta · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93FE48

Analogous#5848FE, #FE48EE

Triadic#FEB348, #48FEB3

Split complementary#EEFE48, #48FE58

Tetradic#FE5848, #93FE48, #48EEFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E0FF

Lighter +20%#DDADFF

Lighter +10%#C87BFE

Darker −10%#9E15FE

Darker −20%#8301DF

Darker −30%#6601AC

Darker −40%#480179

More saturated +25%#B347FF

Less saturated −25%#AF5FE7

Channel breakdown

R179

G72

B254

Red179 (70.2%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue275.27°

Saturation (HSL)98.91%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 48 · B FE

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B348Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,817.725 g/mol
349 atoms

B348Fe has a molar mass of 3,817.725 g/mol, made up of 349 atoms across 2 elements: 348 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,817.725 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule349

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.3394815 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5774161 × 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 × 348)3,761.88 g/mol, 98.537%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.463%

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