Recognised as Colour

#B427FC

#B427FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B427FC is a violet with RGB values 180, 39, 252 and HSL 280°, 97%, 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

#B427FC#B427FC

HEX#B427FC

RGBrgb(180, 39, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1529, 0.9882

RGB percentages70.6%, 15.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(279.7, 97.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 84.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK28.6%, 84.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,806,716

CSS custom property--colour: #B427FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#4BD803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A96498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.4 Blue violet · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1 Magenta · ΔE 25.1 Medium blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FFC27

Analogous#4A27FC, #FC27D9

Triadic#FCB427, #27FCB4

Split complementary#D9FC27, #27FC49

Tetradic#FC4A27, #6FFC27, #27DAFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF0FF

Lighter +30%#E8BEFE

Lighter +20%#D78CFD

Lighter +10%#C559FD

Darker −10%#9E03ED

Darker −20%#7C03BA

Darker −30%#5B0288

Darker −40%#390156

More saturated +25%#B524FF

Less saturated −25%#AB42E1

Channel breakdown

R180

G39

B252

Red180 (70.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue279.72°

Saturation (HSL)97.26%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 27 · B FC

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B427FC (chemical formula)

Formula
4,646.879 g/mol
429 atoms

B427FC has a molar mass of 4,646.879 g/mol, made up of 429 atoms across 3 elements: 427 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,646.879 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule429

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.7163241 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2959539 × 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

B99.3%

F0.4%

C0.3%

Boron (B × 427)4,615.87 g/mol, 99.333%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.409%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.258%

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