Recognised as Colour
#B498FF
- #B498FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B498FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 152, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B498FF#B498FF
HEX#B498FF
RGBrgb(180, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages70.6%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.3, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK29.4%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,647
CSS custom property--colour: #B498FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4B6700
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3FF98
Analogous#98B0FF, #E898FF
Triadic#FFB498, #98FFB4
Split complementary#FFE798, #B0FF98
Tetradic#FF98B0, #E3FF98, #98FFE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G152
B255
Red180 (70.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 98 · B FF
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B498FF (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 5,421.376 g/mol
- 500 atoms
B498FF has a molar mass of 5,421.376 g/mol, made up of 500 atoms across 2 elements: 498 × B, 2 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass5,421.376 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule500
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.0024066 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.1108141 × 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 × 498)5,383.38 g/mol, 99.299%
Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.701%
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