Recognised as Colour

#B470FC

#B470FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B470FC is a violet with RGB values 180, 112, 252 and HSL 269°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B470FC#B470FC

HEX#B470FC

RGBrgb(180, 112, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4392, 0.9882

RGB percentages70.6%, 43.9%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(269.1, 95.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 55.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK28.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,825,404

CSS custom property--colour: #B470FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#4B8F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#398FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5291F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A78BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8FC70

Analogous#7072FC, #FA70FC

Triadic#FCB470, #70FCB4

Split complementary#FCFA70, #72FC70

Tetradic#FC7072, #B8FC70, #70FCFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8D4FE

Lighter +10%#CEA2FD

Darker −10%#9A3EFB

Darker −20%#800CFA

Darker −30%#6704CF

Darker −40%#4E039D

More saturated +25%#B46DFF

Less saturated −25%#B582EA

Channel breakdown

R180

G112

B252

Red180 (70.6%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue269.14°

Saturation (HSL)95.89%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 70 · B FC

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B470FC (chemical formula)

Formula
5,111.709 g/mol
472 atoms

B470FC has a molar mass of 5,111.709 g/mol, made up of 472 atoms across 3 elements: 470 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,111.709 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule472

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.4881925 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1781071 × 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

B99.4%

F0.4%

C0.2%

Boron (B × 470)5,080.7 g/mol, 99.393%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.372%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.235%

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