Recognised as Colour

#B34CFB

#B34CFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B34CFB is a violet with RGB values 179, 76, 251 and HSL 275°, 96%, 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

#B34CFB#B34CFB

HEX#B34CFB

RGBrgb(179, 76, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.298, 0.9843

RGB percentages70.2%, 29.8%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(275.3, 95.6%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 69.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK28.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,750,651

CSS custom property--colour: #B34CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#4CB304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1681F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A7749Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94FB4C

Analogous#5B4CFB, #FB4CEC

Triadic#FBB34C, #4CFBB3

Split complementary#EBFB4C, #4CFB5C

Tetradic#FB5C4C, #94FB4C, #4CECFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E2FE

Lighter +20%#DDB0FD

Lighter +10%#C87EFC

Darker −10%#9E1AFA

Darker −20%#8405DC

Darker −30%#6604AA

Darker −40%#480378

More saturated +25%#B448FF

Less saturated −25%#AF63E4

Channel breakdown

R179

G76

B251

Red179 (70.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue275.31°

Saturation (HSL)95.63%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 4C · B FB

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B34CFB (chemical formula)

Formula
409.359 g/mol
37 atoms

B34CFB has a molar mass of 409.359 g/mol, made up of 37 atoms across 3 elements: 35 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass409.359 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule37

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.7975661 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4711148 × 10^21

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

B92.4%

C2.9%

F4.6%

Boron (B × 35)378.35 g/mol, 92.425%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.934%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.641%

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