Recognised as Colour

#B98FF9

#B98FF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B98FF9 is a violet with RGB values 185, 143, 249 and HSL 264°, 90%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B98FF9#B98FF9

HEX#B98FF9

RGBrgb(185, 143, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5608, 0.9765

RGB percentages72.5%, 56.1%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(263.8, 89.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 42.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK25.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,161,017

CSS custom property--colour: #B98FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#467006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72A3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7BA3F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ADA1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFF98F

Analogous#8F9AF9, #EE8FF9

Triadic#F9B98F, #8FF9B9

Split complementary#F9EE8F, #9AF98F

Tetradic#F98F9A, #CFF98F, #8FF9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F0FE

Lighter +10%#D7BFFC

Darker −10%#9B5FF6

Darker −20%#7C2EF4

Darker −30%#610CE3

Darker −40%#4C0AB2

More saturated +25%#B889FF

Less saturated −25%#BC9EEA

Channel breakdown

R185

G143

B249

Red185 (72.5%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue263.77°

Saturation (HSL)89.83%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 8F · B F9

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B98FF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,249.36 g/mol
108 atoms

B98FF9 has a molar mass of 1,249.36 g/mol, made up of 108 atoms across 2 elements: 98 × B, 10 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,249.36 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule108

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0746111 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.8201805 × 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

B84.8%

F15.2%

Boron (B × 98)1,059.38 g/mol, 84.794%

Fluorine (F × 10)189.98 g/mol, 15.206%

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