Recognised as Colour

#B362FF

#B362FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B362FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 98, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B362FF#B362FF

HEX#B362FF

RGBrgb(179, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(271, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,756,287

CSS custom property--colour: #B362FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#4C9D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A8AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A583A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEFF62

Analogous#6562FF, #FF62FC

Triadic#FFB362, #62FFB3

Split complementary#FCFF62, #62FF65

Tetradic#FF6562, #AEFF62, #62FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFF

Lighter +20%#E4C8FF

Lighter +10%#CC95FF

Darker −10%#9A2FFF

Darker −20%#8100FB

Darker −30%#6700C8

Darker −40%#4D0095

More saturated +25%#B362FF

Less saturated −25%#B276EB

Channel breakdown

R179

G98

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 62 · B FF

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B362FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,951.216 g/mol
364 atoms

B362FF has a molar mass of 3,951.216 g/mol, made up of 364 atoms across 2 elements: 362 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,951.216 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule364

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.5611485 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.5241234 × 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 × 362)3,913.22 g/mol, 99.038%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.962%

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