Recognised as Colour

#B655F3

#B655F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B655F3 is a violet with RGB values 182, 85, 243 and HSL 277°, 87%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B655F3#B655F3

HEX#B655F3

RGBrgb(182, 85, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3333, 0.9529

RGB percentages71.4%, 33.3%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(276.8, 86.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 65%, 95.3%)

CMYK25.1%, 65%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,949,555

CSS custom property--colour: #B655F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#49AA0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C85EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AD769Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 17.9 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92F355

Analogous#6755F3, #F355E1

Triadic#F3B655, #55F3B6

Split complementary#E1F355, #55F367

Tetradic#F36755, #92F355, #55E1F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E4FD

Lighter +20%#DFB4FA

Lighter +10%#CA85F6

Darker −10%#A225F0

Darker −20%#870FD3

Darker −30%#690CA3

Darker −40%#4A0874

More saturated +25%#B949FF

Less saturated −25%#B16CDC

Channel breakdown

R182

G85

B243

Red182 (71.4%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue276.84°

Saturation (HSL)86.81%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 55 · B F3

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B655F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
7,137.544 g/mol
658 atoms

B655F3 has a molar mass of 7,137.544 g/mol, made up of 658 atoms across 2 elements: 655 × B, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,137.544 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule658

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1852171 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.437273 × 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

B99.2%

F0.8%

Boron (B × 655)7,080.55 g/mol, 99.201%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 0.799%

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