Recognised as Colour

#B12B88

#B12B88
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B12B88 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 43, 136 and HSL 318°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B12B88#B12B88

HEX#B12B88

RGBrgb(177, 43, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.1686, 0.5333

RGB percentages69.4%, 16.9%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(318.4, 60.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 75.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 75.7%, 23.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,611,016

CSS custom property--colour: #B12B88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#4ED477

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A568Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#646C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BD2B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.5 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.1 Hot pink · ΔE 25.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BB154

Analogous#972BB1, #B12B45

Triadic#88B12B, #2B88B1

Split complementary#45B12B, #2BB197

Tetradic#B1972B, #2BB154, #2B45B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBADE

Lighter +30%#E491CB

Lighter +20%#DA68B7

Lighter +10%#D03FA4

Darker −10%#882168

Darker −20%#5F1749

Darker −30%#360D29

Darker −40%#0D030A

More saturated +25%#CD1093

Less saturated −25%#95477D

Channel breakdown

R177

G43

B136

Red177 (69.4%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue318.36°

Saturation (HSL)60.91%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 2B · B 88

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B12B88 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,081 g/mol
100 atoms

B12B88 has a molar mass of 1,081 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 1 element: 100 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,081 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7950427 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.570898 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 100)1,081 g/mol, 100%

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