Recognised as Colour

#B849FF

#B849FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B849FF is a violet with RGB values 184, 73, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B849FF#B849FF

HEX#B849FF

RGBrgb(184, 73, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.2863, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 28.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.6, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,077,567

CSS custom property--colour: #B849FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#47B600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#1183FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Tritanopia#AD73A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.8 Dark violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3 Magenta · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90FF49

Analogous#5D49FF, #FF49EB

Triadic#FFB849, #49FFB8

Split complementary#EBFF49, #49FF5D

Tetradic#FF5D49, #90FF49, #49EBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E2FF

Lighter +20%#E0AFFF

Lighter +10%#CC7CFF

Darker −10%#A416FF

Darker −20%#8A00E2

Darker −30%#6B00AF

Darker −40%#4C007C

More saturated +25%#B849FF

Less saturated −25%#B360E8

Channel breakdown

R184

G73

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 49 · B FF

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B849FF (chemical formula)

Formula
9,215.686 g/mol
851 atoms

B849FF has a molar mass of 9,215.686 g/mol, made up of 851 atoms across 2 elements: 849 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,215.686 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule851

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5303007 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.5346636 × 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

B99.6%

F0.4%

Boron (B × 849)9,177.69 g/mol, 99.588%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.412%

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