Recognised as Colour

#BA60FB

#BA60FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA60FB is a violet with RGB values 186, 96, 251 and HSL 275°, 95%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA60FB#BA60FB

HEX#BA60FB

RGBrgb(186, 96, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3765, 0.9843

RGB percentages72.9%, 37.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(274.8, 95.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 61.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.9%, 61.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,214,523

CSS custom property--colour: #BA60FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#459F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0187FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Deuteranopia#468CF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B07FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1FB60

Analogous#6D60FB, #FB60EE

Triadic#FBBA60, #60FBBA

Split complementary#EEFB60, #60FB6D

Tetradic#FB6D60, #A1FB60, #60EEFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF5FF

Lighter +20%#E5C3FE

Lighter +10%#D092FC

Darker −10%#A42EFA

Darker −20%#8D06EF

Darker −30%#7005BD

Darker −40%#52048B

More saturated +25%#BB5CFF

Less saturated −25%#B774E7

Channel breakdown

R186

G96

B251

Red186 (72.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue274.84°

Saturation (HSL)95.09%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 60 · B FB

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Ba60FB (chemical formula)

Formula
8,269.608 g/mol
62 atoms

Ba60FB has a molar mass of 8,269.608 g/mol, made up of 62 atoms across 3 elements: 60 × Ba, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,269.608 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule62

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3732007 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2822566 × 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

Ba99.6%

F0.2%

B0.1%

Barium (Ba × 60)8,239.8 g/mol, 99.64%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.23%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.131%

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