Recognised as Colour

#B95FEF

#B95FEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B95FEF is a violet with RGB values 185, 95, 239 and HSL 278°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B95FEF#B95FEF

HEX#B95FEF

RGBrgb(185, 95, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3725, 0.9373

RGB percentages72.5%, 37.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(277.5, 81.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 60.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK22.6%, 60.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,148,719

CSS custom property--colour: #B95FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#46A010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2484F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#508AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#B27A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95EF5F

Analogous#715FEF, #EF5FDD

Triadic#EFB95F, #5FEFB9

Split complementary#DDEF5F, #5FEF71

Tetradic#EF715F, #95EF5F, #5FDDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EAFD

Lighter +20%#E2BCF8

Lighter +10%#CD8DF4

Darker −10%#A531EA

Darker −20%#8C15D3

Darker −30%#6D10A5

Darker −40%#4E0C76

More saturated +25%#BD4FFF

Less saturated −25%#B375D9

Channel breakdown

R185

G95

B239

Red185 (72.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 5F · B EF

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B95FeF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,101.793 g/mol
97 atoms

B95FeF has a molar mass of 1,101.793 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 3 elements: 95 × B, 1 × Fe, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,101.793 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8295703 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4657642 × 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

B93.2%

Fe5.1%

F1.7%

Boron (B × 95)1,026.95 g/mol, 93.207%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.069%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.724%

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