Recognised as Colour

#B59CF9

#B59CF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B59CF9 is a violet with RGB values 181, 156, 249 and HSL 256°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B59CF9#B59CF9

HEX#B59CF9

RGBrgb(181, 156, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6118, 0.9765

RGB percentages71%, 61.2%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(256.1, 88.6%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 37.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK27.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,902,201

CSS custom property--colour: #B59CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#4A6306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83ABFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A9F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A7ACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Violet · ΔE 28.5 Orchid · ΔE 29 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0F99C

Analogous#9CB2F9, #E39CF9

Triadic#F9B59C, #9CF9B5

Split complementary#F9E39C, #B2F99C

Tetradic#F99CB2, #E0F99C, #9CF9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFCFF

Lighter +10%#D9CCFC

Darker −10%#916CF6

Darker −20%#6D3CF3

Darker −30%#4A0EEE

Darker −40%#3B0BBE

More saturated +25%#B296FF

Less saturated −25%#BBA9EC

Channel breakdown

R181

G156

B249

Red181 (71%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue256.13°

Saturation (HSL)88.57%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 9C · B F9

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B59CF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
820.783 g/mol
69 atoms

B59CF9 has a molar mass of 820.783 g/mol, made up of 69 atoms across 3 elements: 59 × B, 1 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass820.783 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule69

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3629422 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.3370681 × 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

B77.7%

C1.5%

F20.8%

Boron (B × 59)637.79 g/mol, 77.705%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.463%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 20.832%

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