Recognised as Colour

#B94CEF

#B94CEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B94CEF is a violet with RGB values 185, 76, 239 and HSL 280°, 84%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B94CEF#B94CEF

HEX#B94CEF

RGBrgb(185, 76, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.298, 0.9373

RGB percentages72.5%, 29.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(280.1, 83.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 68.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK22.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,143,855

CSS custom property--colour: #B94CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#46B310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B83EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B36E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82EF4C

Analogous#684CEF, #EF4CD3

Triadic#EFB94C, #4CEFB9

Split complementary#D3EF4C, #4CEF68

Tetradic#EF684C, #82EF4C, #4CD3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D8FC

Lighter +20%#DEAAF7

Lighter +10%#CB7BF3

Darker −10%#A71DEB

Darker −20%#8911C4

Darker −30%#680D95

Darker −40%#470966

More saturated +25%#BE3CFF

Less saturated −25%#B164D7

Channel breakdown

R185

G76

B239

Red185 (72.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue280.12°

Saturation (HSL)83.59%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4C · B EF

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B94CeF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,175.258 g/mol
96 atoms

B94CeF has a molar mass of 1,175.258 g/mol, made up of 96 atoms across 3 elements: 94 × B, 1 × Ce, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,175.258 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule96

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9515618 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.1241011 × 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

B86.5%

Ce11.9%

F1.6%

Boron (B × 94)1,016.14 g/mol, 86.461%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.922%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.616%

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