Recognised as Colour

#B885FB

#B885FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B885FB is a violet with RGB values 184, 133, 251 and HSL 266°, 94%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B885FB#B885FB

HEX#B885FB

RGBrgb(184, 133, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5216, 0.9843

RGB percentages72.2%, 52.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(265.9, 93.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 47%, 98.4%)

CMYK26.7%, 47%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,092,923

CSS custom property--colour: #B885FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#477A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F9DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AC9AB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8FB85

Analogous#858DFB, #F385FB

Triadic#FBB885, #85FBB8

Split complementary#FBF385, #8DFB85

Tetradic#FB858D, #C8FB85, #85FBF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E8FE

Lighter +10%#D5B6FD

Darker −10%#9B54F9

Darker −20%#7F22F8

Darker −30%#6507E0

Darker −40%#4F06AE

More saturated +25%#B781FF

Less saturated −25%#BA95EB

Channel breakdown

R184

G133

B251

Red184 (72.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue265.93°

Saturation (HSL)93.65%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 85 · B FB

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B885FB (chemical formula)

Formula
9,596.658 g/mol
887 atoms

B885FB has a molar mass of 9,596.658 g/mol, made up of 887 atoms across 2 elements: 886 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,596.658 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule887

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5935626 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.2752479 × 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 × 886)9,577.66 g/mol, 99.802%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.198%

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