Recognised as Colour

#B49FFF

#B49FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B49FFF is a blue with RGB values 180, 159, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B49FFF#B49FFF

HEX#B49FFF

RGBrgb(180, 159, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6235, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 62.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.1, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,439

CSS custom property--colour: #B49FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#4B6000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#86ABFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A3B0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5 Violet · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAFF9F

Analogous#9FBAFF, #E49FFF

Triadic#FFB49F, #9FFFB4

Split complementary#FFE49F, #BAFF9F

Tetradic#FF9FBA, #EAFF9F, #9FFFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCD2FF

Darker −10%#8C6CFF

Darker −20%#6439FF

Darker −30%#3C06FF

Darker −40%#2E00D2

More saturated +25%#B49FFF

Less saturated −25%#BBABF3

Channel breakdown

R180

G159

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 9F · B FF

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B49FFF (chemical formula)

Formula
586.684 g/mol
52 atoms

B49FFF has a molar mass of 586.684 g/mol, made up of 52 atoms across 2 elements: 49 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass586.684 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule52

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.742117 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0264709 × 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

B90.3%

F9.7%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 90.285%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 9.715%

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