Recognised as Colour

#B731F5

#B731F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B731F5 is a violet with RGB values 183, 49, 245 and HSL 281°, 91%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B731F5#B731F5

HEX#B731F5

RGBrgb(183, 49, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1922, 0.9608

RGB percentages71.8%, 19.2%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(281, 90.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281, 80%, 96.1%)

CMYK25.3%, 80%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,005,877

CSS custom property--colour: #B731F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#48CE0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#007BF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AF6495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.3 Blue violet · ΔE 12.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4 Magenta · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FF531

Analogous#5531F5, #F531D1

Triadic#F5B731, #31F5B7

Split complementary#D1F531, #31F555

Tetradic#F55531, #6FF531, #31D1F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF4FE

Lighter +30%#EAC3FC

Lighter +20%#D992FA

Lighter +10%#C862F7

Darker −10%#A20BE8

Darker −20%#8009B7

Darker −30%#5E0786

Darker −40%#3C0456

More saturated +25%#BB27FF

Less saturated −25%#AD4CDA

Channel breakdown

R183

G49

B245

Red183 (71.8%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue281.02°

Saturation (HSL)90.74%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 31 · B F5

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B731F5 (chemical formula)

Formula
7,997.1 g/mol
736 atoms

B731F5 has a molar mass of 7,997.1 g/mol, made up of 736 atoms across 2 elements: 731 × B, 5 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,997.1 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule736

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3279497 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.5304057 × 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

B98.8%

F1.2%

Boron (B × 731)7,902.11 g/mol, 98.812%

Fluorine (F × 5)94.99 g/mol, 1.188%

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