Recognised as Colour

#B460F5

#B460F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B460F5 is a violet with RGB values 180, 96, 245 and HSL 274°, 88%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B460F5#B460F5

HEX#B460F5

RGBrgb(180, 96, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3765, 0.9608

RGB percentages70.6%, 37.6%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(273.8, 88.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 60.8%, 96.1%)

CMYK26.5%, 60.8%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,821,301

CSS custom property--colour: #B460F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#4B9F0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1185FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4589F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AA7EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1F560

Analogous#6960F5, #F560EC

Triadic#F5B460, #60F5B4

Split complementary#ECF560, #60F569

Tetradic#F56960, #A1F560, #60ECF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F0FE

Lighter +20%#E1C0FB

Lighter +10%#CB90F8

Darker −10%#9D30F2

Darker −20%#850EE1

Darker −30%#690BB1

Darker −40%#4C0881

More saturated +25%#B556FF

Less saturated −25%#B175E0

Channel breakdown

R180

G96

B245

Red180 (70.6%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue273.83°

Saturation (HSL)88.17%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 60 · B F5

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Harmonies

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B460F5 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,067.59 g/mol
465 atoms

B460F5 has a molar mass of 5,067.59 g/mol, made up of 465 atoms across 2 elements: 460 × B, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,067.59 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule465

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.4149312 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1883638 × 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

B98.1%

F1.9%

Boron (B × 460)4,972.6 g/mol, 98.126%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 1.874%

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