Recognised as Colour

#B46FFE

#B46FFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B46FFE is a violet with RGB values 180, 111, 254 and HSL 269°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B46FFE#B46FFE

HEX#B46FFE

RGBrgb(180, 111, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4353, 0.9961

RGB percentages70.6%, 43.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(269, 98.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269, 56.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK29.1%, 56.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,825,150

CSS custom property--colour: #B46FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4B9001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#348FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F91FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A68BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5 Violet · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9FE6F

Analogous#6F71FE, #FC6FFE

Triadic#FEB46F, #6FFEB4

Split complementary#FEFC6F, #71FE6F

Tetradic#FE6F71, #B9FE6F, #6FFEFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9D4FF

Lighter +10%#CEA2FE

Darker −10%#9A3CFE

Darker −20%#7F0AFD

Darker −30%#6601D3

Darker −40%#4E01A0

More saturated +25%#B46EFF

Less saturated −25%#B581EC

Channel breakdown

R180

G111

B254

Red180 (70.6%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue268.95°

Saturation (HSL)98.62%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6F · B FE

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B46FFe (chemical formula)

Formula
572.103 g/mol
48 atoms

B46FFe has a molar mass of 572.103 g/mol, made up of 48 atoms across 3 elements: 46 × B, 1 × F, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass572.103 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule48

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.4999938 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0526323 × 10^21

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

B86.9%

F3.3%

Fe9.8%

Boron (B × 46)497.26 g/mol, 86.918%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.321%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 9.761%

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