Recognised as Colour

#B52CFF

#B52CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B52CFF is a violet with RGB values 181, 44, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B52CFF#B52CFF

HEX#B52CFF

RGBrgb(181, 44, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1725, 1

RGB percentages71%, 17.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(279, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK29%, 82.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,873,535

CSS custom property--colour: #B52CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#4AD300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#AA679Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14 Blue violet · ΔE 14.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3 Magenta · ΔE 25.3 Medium blue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76FF2C

Analogous#4C2CFF, #FF2CDF

Triadic#FFB52C, #2CFFB5

Split complementary#DFFF2C, #2CFF4C

Tetradic#FF4C2C, #76FF2C, #2CDFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8FF

Lighter +30%#EBC5FF

Lighter +20%#D992FF

Lighter +10%#C75FFF

Darker −10%#A100F8

Darker −20%#8000C5

Darker −30%#5F0092

Darker −40%#3E005F

More saturated +25%#B52CFF

Less saturated −25%#AD46E5

Channel breakdown

R181

G44

B255

Red181 (71%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 2C · B FF

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B52CFF (chemical formula)

Formula
612.127 g/mol
55 atoms

B52CFF has a molar mass of 612.127 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 3 elements: 52 × B, 1 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass612.127 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0164608 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.8380577 × 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

B91.8%

C2%

F6.2%

Boron (B × 52)562.12 g/mol, 91.831%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.962%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 6.207%

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