Recognised as Colour

#B35CEC

#B35CEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B35CEC is a violet with RGB values 179, 92, 236 and HSL 276°, 79%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B35CEC#B35CEC

HEX#B35CEC

RGBrgb(179, 92, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3608, 0.9255

RGB percentages70.2%, 36.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(276.3, 79.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 61%, 92.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 61%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,754,732

CSS custom property--colour: #B35CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#4CA313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1981F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#4986E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AB789Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)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#95EC5C

Analogous#6B5CEC, #EC5CDD

Triadic#ECB35C, #5CECB3

Split complementary#DDEC5C, #5CEC6B

Tetradic#EC6B5C, #95EC5C, #5CDDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E5FC

Lighter +20%#DEB7F7

Lighter +10%#C88AF1

Darker −10%#9E2EE7

Darker −20%#8418CA

Darker −30%#66129D

Darker −40%#480D6F

More saturated +25%#B749FF

Less saturated −25%#AE73D5

Channel breakdown

R179

G92

B236

Red179 (70.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue276.25°

Saturation (HSL)79.12%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 5C · B EC

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B35CeC (chemical formula)

Formula
530.481 g/mol
37 atoms

B35CeC has a molar mass of 530.481 g/mol, made up of 37 atoms across 3 elements: 35 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass530.481 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule37

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.8088442 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1352227 × 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

B71.3%

Ce26.4%

C2.3%

Boron (B × 35)378.35 g/mol, 71.322%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 26.414%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.264%

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