Recognised as Colour

#B868FB

#B868FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B868FB is a violet with RGB values 184, 104, 251 and HSL 273°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B868FB#B868FB

HEX#B868FB

RGBrgb(184, 104, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4078, 0.9843

RGB percentages72.2%, 40.8%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(272.7, 94.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 58.6%, 98.4%)

CMYK26.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,085,499

CSS custom property--colour: #B868FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#479704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#288BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E8FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD85A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABFB68

Analogous#6E68FB, #FB68F5

Triadic#FBB868, #68FBB8

Split complementary#F5FB68, #68FB6E

Tetradic#FB6E68, #ABFB68, #68F5FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E7CBFE

Lighter +10%#CF9AFC

Darker −10%#A136FA

Darker −20%#8907F6

Darker −30%#6D05C5

Darker −40%#520493

More saturated +25%#B864FF

Less saturated −25%#B67BE8

Channel breakdown

R184

G104

B251

Red184 (72.2%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue272.65°

Saturation (HSL)94.84%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 68 · B FB

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B868FB (chemical formula)

Formula
9,412.888 g/mol
870 atoms

B868FB has a molar mass of 9,412.888 g/mol, made up of 870 atoms across 2 elements: 869 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,412.888 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule870

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5630468 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.397761 × 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 × 869)9,393.89 g/mol, 99.798%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.202%

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