Recognised as Colour

#B857FF

#B857FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B857FF is a violet with RGB values 184, 87, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B857FF#B857FF

HEX#B857FF

RGBrgb(184, 87, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3412, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 34.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.6, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,081,151

CSS custom property--colour: #B857FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#47A800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3088FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Dark violet · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EFF57

Analogous#6457FF, #FF57F2

Triadic#FFB857, #57FFB8

Split complementary#F2FF57, #57FF64

Tetradic#FF6457, #9EFF57, #57F2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F0FF

Lighter +20%#E3BDFF

Lighter +10%#CE8AFF

Darker −10%#A224FF

Darker −20%#8B00F0

Darker −30%#6D00BD

Darker −40%#50008A

More saturated +25%#B857FF

Less saturated −25%#B56CEA

Channel breakdown

R184

G87

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 57 · B FF

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B857FF (chemical formula)

Formula
9,302.166 g/mol
859 atoms

B857FF has a molar mass of 9,302.166 g/mol, made up of 859 atoms across 2 elements: 857 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,302.166 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule859

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.544661 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.4739124 × 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 × 857)9,264.17 g/mol, 99.592%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.408%

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