Recognised as Colour

#B376F3

#B376F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B376F3 is a violet with RGB values 179, 118, 243 and HSL 269°, 84%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B376F3#B376F3

HEX#B376F3

RGBrgb(179, 118, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4627, 0.9529

RGB percentages70.2%, 46.3%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(269.3, 83.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 51.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK26.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,761,395

CSS custom property--colour: #B376F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4C890C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E91F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6093F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A88DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6F376

Analogous#7678F3, #F176F3

Triadic#F3B376, #76F3B3

Split complementary#F3F176, #78F376

Tetradic#F37678, #B6F376, #76F3F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D4FB

Lighter +10%#CDA5F7

Darker −10%#9947EF

Darker −20%#7F18EB

Darker −30%#6611BF

Darker −40%#4D0D90

More saturated +25%#B36AFF

Less saturated −25%#B389E0

Channel breakdown

R179

G118

B243

Red179 (70.2%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue269.28°

Saturation (HSL)83.89%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 76 · B F3

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B376F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,121.554 g/mol
379 atoms

B376F3 has a molar mass of 4,121.554 g/mol, made up of 379 atoms across 2 elements: 376 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,121.554 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule379

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.8440014 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4611335 × 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

B98.6%

F1.4%

Boron (B × 376)4,064.56 g/mol, 98.617%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 1.383%

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