Recognised as Colour

#B585F3

#B585F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B585F3 is a violet with RGB values 181, 133, 243 and HSL 266°, 82%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B585F3#B585F3

HEX#B585F3

RGBrgb(181, 133, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5216, 0.9529

RGB percentages71%, 52.2%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(266.2, 82.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 45.3%, 95.3%)

CMYK25.5%, 45.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,896,307

CSS custom property--colour: #B585F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#4A7A0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#669BF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#729BF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AA98B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3F385

Analogous#858CF3, #EC85F3

Triadic#F3B585, #85F3B5

Split complementary#F3EC85, #8CF385

Tetradic#F3858C, #C3F385, #85F3EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE2FC

Lighter +10%#D1B3F8

Darker −10%#9957EE

Darker −20%#7D28EA

Darker −30%#6414CB

Darker −40%#4D0F9D

More saturated +25%#B379FF

Less saturated −25%#B796E2

Channel breakdown

R181

G133

B243

Red181 (71%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue266.18°

Saturation (HSL)82.09%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 85 · B F3

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B585F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,380.844 g/mol
588 atoms

B585F3 has a molar mass of 6,380.844 g/mol, made up of 588 atoms across 2 elements: 585 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,380.844 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule588

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0595641 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.4378436 × 10^19

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

B99.1%

F0.9%

Boron (B × 585)6,323.85 g/mol, 99.107%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 0.893%

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