Recognised as Colour

#B65CE5

#B65CE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B65CE5 is a violet with RGB values 182, 92, 229 and HSL 279°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B65CE5#B65CE5

HEX#B65CE5

RGBrgb(182, 92, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3608, 0.898

RGB percentages71.4%, 36.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(279.4, 72.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 59.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK20.5%, 59.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,951,333

CSS custom property--colour: #B65CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#49A31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A80E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5286E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B17598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BE55C

Analogous#715CE5, #E55CD0

Triadic#E5B65C, #5CE5B6

Split complementary#D0E55C, #5CE571

Tetradic#E5725C, #8BE55C, #5CD0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E0FA

Lighter +20%#DDB4F3

Lighter +10%#CA88EC

Darker −10%#A230DE

Darker −20%#861EBD

Darker −30%#671791

Darker −40%#481065

More saturated +25%#BD44FD

Less saturated −25%#AF74CD

Channel breakdown

R182

G92

B229

Red182 (71.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue279.42°

Saturation (HSL)72.49%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 5C · B E5

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B65Ce5 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,403.25 g/mol
70 atoms

B65Ce5 has a molar mass of 1,403.25 g/mol, made up of 70 atoms across 2 elements: 65 × B, 5 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,403.25 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule70

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.3301514 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.2915665 × 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

B50.1%

Ce49.9%

Boron (B × 65)702.65 g/mol, 50.073%

Cerium (Ce × 5)700.6 g/mol, 49.927%

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