Recognised as Colour

#B836FB

#B836FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B836FB is a violet with RGB values 184, 54, 251 and HSL 280°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B836FB#B836FB

HEX#B836FB

RGBrgb(184, 54, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.2118, 0.9843

RGB percentages72.2%, 21.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(279.6, 96.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 78.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK26.7%, 78.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,072,699

CSS custom property--colour: #B836FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#47C904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF689Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 12.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9 Magenta · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79FB36

Analogous#5636FB, #FB36DB

Triadic#FBB836, #36FBB8

Split complementary#DBFB36, #36FB56

Tetradic#FB5636, #79FB36, #36DBFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EDCCFE

Lighter +20%#DB9AFD

Lighter +10%#CA68FC

Darker −10%#A605F9

Darker −20%#8504C7

Darker −30%#630395

Darker −40%#420263

More saturated +25%#B932FF

Less saturated −25%#B050E1

Channel breakdown

R184

G54

B251

Red184 (72.2%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue279.59°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 36 · B FB

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B836FB (chemical formula)

Formula
9,066.968 g/mol
838 atoms

B836FB has a molar mass of 9,066.968 g/mol, made up of 838 atoms across 2 elements: 837 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,066.968 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule838

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5056055 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.6418463 × 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 × 837)9,047.97 g/mol, 99.79%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.21%

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