Recognised as Colour

#B369CF

#B369CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B369CF is a violet with RGB values 179, 105, 207 and HSL 284°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B369CF#B369CF

HEX#B369CF

RGBrgb(179, 105, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4118, 0.8118

RGB percentages70.2%, 41.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(283.5, 51.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 49.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 49.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,758,031

CSS custom property--colour: #B369CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#4C9630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5482D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B27892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.8 Medium purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 22.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CF69

Analogous#8069CF, #CF69B8

Triadic#CFB369, #69CFB3

Split complementary#B8CF69, #69CF80

Tetradic#CF8069, #85CF69, #69B8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDDF4

Lighter +20%#DAB6E8

Lighter +10%#C790DB

Darker −10%#9F42C3

Darker −20%#81339F

Darker −30%#622778

Darker −40%#431A52

More saturated +25%#BE50E8

Less saturated −25%#A882B6

Channel breakdown

R179

G105

B207

Red179 (70.2%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue283.53°

Saturation (HSL)51.52%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 69 · B CF

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B369CF (chemical formula)

Formula
4,019.899 g/mol
371 atoms

B369CF has a molar mass of 4,019.899 g/mol, made up of 371 atoms across 3 elements: 369 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,019.899 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule371

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.6751993 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4980826 × 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

B99.2%

C0.3%

F0.5%

Boron (B × 369)3,988.89 g/mol, 99.229%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.299%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.473%

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