Recognised as Colour

#B736FB

#B736FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B736FB is a violet with RGB values 183, 54, 251 and HSL 279°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B736FB#B736FB

HEX#B736FB

RGBrgb(183, 54, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2118, 0.9843

RGB percentages71.8%, 21.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(279.3, 96.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 78.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK27.1%, 78.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,007,163

CSS custom property--colour: #B736FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#48C904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD689Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.5 Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1 Magenta · ΔE 25.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AFB36

Analogous#5536FB, #FB36DC

Triadic#FBB736, #36FBB7

Split complementary#DDFB36, #36FB54

Tetradic#FB5536, #7AFB36, #36DDFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EDCCFE

Lighter +20%#DB9AFD

Lighter +10%#C968FC

Darker −10%#A505F9

Darker −20%#8404C7

Darker −30%#630395

Darker −40%#420263

More saturated +25%#B832FF

Less saturated −25%#AF50E1

Channel breakdown

R183

G54

B251

Red183 (71.8%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue279.29°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 36 · B FB

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B736FB (chemical formula)

Formula
7,985.968 g/mol
738 atoms

B736FB has a molar mass of 7,985.968 g/mol, made up of 738 atoms across 2 elements: 737 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,985.968 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule738

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3261012 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.5409027 × 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

B99.8%

F0.2%

Boron (B × 737)7,966.97 g/mol, 99.762%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.238%

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