Recognised as Colour

#B956FE

#B956FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B956FE is a violet with RGB values 185, 86, 254 and HSL 275°, 99%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B956FE#B956FE

HEX#B956FE

RGBrgb(185, 86, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3373, 0.9961

RGB percentages72.5%, 33.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(275.4, 98.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 66.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK27.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,146,430

CSS custom property--colour: #B956FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#46A901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3288FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE7AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Dark violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BFE56

Analogous#6556FE, #FE56EF

Triadic#FEB956, #56FEB9

Split complementary#EFFE56, #56FE65

Tetradic#FE6556, #9BFE56, #56EFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8EEFF

Lighter +20%#E3BBFF

Lighter +10%#CE89FE

Darker −10%#A423FE

Darker −20%#8C01ED

Darker −30%#6E01BA

Darker −40%#500187

More saturated +25%#B955FF

Less saturated −25%#B56BE9

Channel breakdown

R185

G86

B254

Red185 (72.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue275.36°

Saturation (HSL)98.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 56 · B FE

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B956Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
10,390.205 g/mol
957 atoms

B956Fe has a molar mass of 10,390.205 g/mol, made up of 957 atoms across 2 elements: 956 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,390.205 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule957

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7253341 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.7959788 × 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

B99.5%

Fe0.5%

Boron (B × 956)10,334.36 g/mol, 99.463%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.537%

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