Recognised as Colour

#B476FF

#B476FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B476FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 118, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B476FF#B476FF

HEX#B476FF

RGBrgb(180, 118, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4627, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 46.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(267.2, 100%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 53.7%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,826,943

CSS custom property--colour: #B476FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4B8900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4393FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5794FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A690AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1FF76

Analogous#767CFF, #F976FF

Triadic#FFB476, #76FFB4

Split complementary#FFF976, #7DFF76

Tetradic#FF767C, #C1FF76, #76FFF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECDCFF

Lighter +10%#D0A9FF

Darker −10%#9843FF

Darker −20%#7C10FF

Darker −30%#6400DC

Darker −40%#4C00A9

More saturated +25%#B476FF

Less saturated −25%#B687EE

Channel breakdown

R180

G118

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue267.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 76 · B FF

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B476FF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,183.556 g/mol
478 atoms

B476FF has a molar mass of 5,183.556 g/mol, made up of 478 atoms across 2 elements: 476 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,183.556 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule478

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.6074972 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1617779 × 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%

F0.7%

Boron (B × 476)5,145.56 g/mol, 99.267%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.733%

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