Recognised as Colour

#B922FF

#B922FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B922FF is a violet with RGB values 185, 34, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B922FF#B922FF

HEX#B922FF

RGBrgb(185, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages72.5%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(281, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK27.5%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,133,119

CSS custom property--colour: #B922FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#46DD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF6399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8 Magenta · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 27 Medium blue · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68FF22

Analogous#4B22FF, #FF22D6

Triadic#FFB922, #22FFB9

Split complementary#D6FF22, #22FF4B

Tetradic#FF4B22, #68FF22, #22D6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEEFF

Lighter +30%#E9BBFF

Lighter +20%#D988FF

Lighter +10%#C955FF

Darker −10%#A300EE

Darker −20%#8000BB

Darker −30%#5D0088

Darker −40%#3A0055

More saturated +25%#B922FF

Less saturated −25%#AF3EE3

Channel breakdown

R185

G34

B255

Red185 (72.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 22 · B FF

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B922FF (chemical formula)

Formula
10,004.816 g/mol
924 atoms

B922FF has a molar mass of 10,004.816 g/mol, made up of 924 atoms across 2 elements: 922 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,004.816 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule924

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6613388 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.0192419 × 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 × 922)9,966.82 g/mol, 99.62%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.38%

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