Recognised as Colour

#B386FF

#B386FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B386FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 134, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B386FF#B386FF

HEX#B386FF

RGBrgb(179, 134, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5255, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 52.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(262.3, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,765,503

CSS custom property--colour: #B386FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#4C7900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A49CB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2FF86

Analogous#8696FF, #EF86FF

Triadic#FFB386, #86FFB3

Split complementary#FFEF86, #96FF86

Tetradic#FF8696, #D2FF86, #86FFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3ECFF

Lighter +10%#D3B9FF

Darker −10%#9353FF

Darker −20%#7320FF

Darker −30%#5800EC

Darker −40%#4500B9

More saturated +25%#B386FF

Less saturated −25%#B795F0

Channel breakdown

R179

G134

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 86 · B FF

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B386FF (chemical formula)

Formula
4,210.656 g/mol
388 atoms

B386FF has a molar mass of 4,210.656 g/mol, made up of 388 atoms across 2 elements: 386 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,210.656 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule388

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.9919588 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4302144 × 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

B99.1%

F0.9%

Boron (B × 386)4,172.66 g/mol, 99.098%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.902%

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