Recognised as Colour

#B379FC

#B379FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B379FC is a violet with RGB values 179, 121, 252 and HSL 267°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B379FC#B379FC

HEX#B379FC

RGBrgb(179, 121, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4745, 0.9882

RGB percentages70.2%, 47.5%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(266.6, 95.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 52%, 98.8%)

CMYK29%, 52%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,762,172

CSS custom property--colour: #B379FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4C8603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B95FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C95F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A592AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 15 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2FC79

Analogous#7980FC, #F579FC

Triadic#FCB379, #79FCB3

Split complementary#FCF579, #81FC79

Tetradic#FC7980, #C2FC79, #79FCF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECDDFE

Lighter +10%#CFABFD

Darker −10%#9747FB

Darker −20%#7A15FA

Darker −30%#6205D7

Darker −40%#4B04A5

More saturated +25%#B376FF

Less saturated −25%#B58AEB

Channel breakdown

R179

G121

B252

Red179 (70.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue266.56°

Saturation (HSL)95.62%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 79 · B FC

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B379FC (chemical formula)

Formula
4,127.999 g/mol
381 atoms

B379FC has a molar mass of 4,127.999 g/mol, made up of 381 atoms across 3 elements: 379 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,127.999 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule381

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.8547036 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4588523 × 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%

F0.5%

C0.3%

Boron (B × 379)4,096.99 g/mol, 99.249%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.46%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.291%

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