Recognised as Colour

#B88FEF

#B88FEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B88FEF is a violet with RGB values 184, 143, 239 and HSL 266°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B88FEF#B88FEF

HEX#B88FEF

RGBrgb(184, 143, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5608, 0.9373

RGB percentages72.2%, 56.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(265.6, 75%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 40.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK23%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,095,471

CSS custom property--colour: #B88FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#477010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77A1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9FB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6EF8F

Analogous#8F96EF, #E88FEF

Triadic#EFB88F, #8FEFB8

Split complementary#EFE88F, #96EF8F

Tetradic#EF8F96, #C6EF8F, #8FEFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E8FC

Lighter +10%#D4BCF5

Darker −10%#9C62E9

Darker −20%#7F36E2

Darker −30%#661DC8

Darker −40%#4F169C

More saturated +25%#B67FFF

Less saturated −25%#BA9FDF

Channel breakdown

R184

G143

B239

Red184 (72.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue265.63°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 8F · B EF

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B88FeF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,026.123 g/mol
90 atoms

B88FeF has a molar mass of 1,026.123 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 3 elements: 88 × B, 1 × Fe, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,026.123 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7039173 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.8688293 × 10^20

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

B92.7%

Fe5.4%

F1.9%

Boron (B × 88)951.28 g/mol, 92.706%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.442%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.851%

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