Recognised as Colour

#B547FF

#B547FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B547FF is a violet with RGB values 181, 71, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B547FF#B547FF

HEX#B547FF

RGBrgb(181, 71, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2784, 1

RGB percentages71%, 27.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.9, 100%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 72.2%, 100%)

CMYK29%, 72.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,880,447

CSS custom property--colour: #B547FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#4AB800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A973A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6 Magenta · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91FF47

Analogous#5947FF, #FF47ED

Triadic#FFB547, #47FFB5

Split complementary#EDFF47, #47FF59

Tetradic#FF5947, #91FF47, #47EDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E0FF

Lighter +20%#DEADFF

Lighter +10%#CA7AFF

Darker −10%#A014FF

Darker −20%#8600E0

Darker −30%#6700AD

Darker −40%#49007A

More saturated +25%#B547FF

Less saturated −25%#B05EE8

Channel breakdown

R181

G71

B255

Red181 (71%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 47 · B FF

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B547FF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,951.066 g/mol
549 atoms

B547FF has a molar mass of 5,951.066 g/mol, made up of 549 atoms across 2 elements: 547 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,951.066 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule549

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.8819776 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0119432 × 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%

F0.6%

Boron (B × 547)5,913.07 g/mol, 99.362%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.638%

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