Recognised as Colour

#B427FB

#B427FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B427FB is a violet with RGB values 180, 39, 251 and HSL 280°, 96%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B427FB#B427FB

HEX#B427FB

RGBrgb(180, 39, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1529, 0.9843

RGB percentages70.6%, 15.3%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(279.9, 96.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 84.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK28.3%, 84.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,806,715

CSS custom property--colour: #B427FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#4BD804

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A96397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 14.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9 Magenta · ΔE 24.9 Medium blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EFB27

Analogous#4A27FB, #FB27D8

Triadic#FBB427, #27FBB4

Split complementary#D8FB27, #27FB4A

Tetradic#FB4A27, #6EFB27, #27D8FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEFFF

Lighter +30%#E8BDFE

Lighter +20%#D78BFD

Lighter +10%#C559FC

Darker −10%#9E04EB

Darker −20%#7C03B9

Darker −30%#5A0287

Darker −40%#390254

More saturated +25%#B523FF

Less saturated −25%#AB43DF

Channel breakdown

R180

G39

B251

Red180 (70.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue279.91°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 27 · B FB

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B427FB (chemical formula)

Formula
4,645.678 g/mol
429 atoms

B427FB has a molar mass of 4,645.678 g/mol, made up of 429 atoms across 2 elements: 428 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,645.678 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule429

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.7143298 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2962889 × 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

B99.6%

F0.4%

Boron (B × 428)4,626.68 g/mol, 99.591%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.409%

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