Recognised as Colour

#B158BE

#B158BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B158BE is a magenta with RGB values 177, 88, 190 and HSL 292°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B158BE#B158BE

HEX#B158BE

RGBrgb(177, 88, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3451, 0.7451

RGB percentages69.4%, 34.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(292.4, 44%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 53.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK6.8%, 53.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,622,590

CSS custom property--colour: #B158BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#4EA741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4875C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#647FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B36683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2 Orchid · ΔE 12.3 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65BE58

Analogous#7E58BE, #BE5898

Triadic#BEB158, #58BEB1

Split complementary#98BE58, #58BE7E

Tetradic#BE7E58, #65BE58, #5898BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EBF7

Lighter +30%#E4C6E9

Lighter +20%#D3A1DB

Lighter +10%#C27DCC

Darker −10%#9740A3

Darker −20%#75317F

Darker −30%#53235A

Darker −40%#311535

More saturated +25%#C73BDB

Less saturated −25%#9B75A1

Channel breakdown

R177

G88

B190

Red177 (69.4%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue292.35°

Saturation (HSL)43.97%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 58 · B BE

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B158Be (chemical formula)

Formula
1,716.9922 g/mol
159 atoms

B158Be has a molar mass of 1,716.9922 g/mol, made up of 159 atoms across 2 elements: 158 × B, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,716.9922 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule159

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.8511326 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.5073781 × 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

B99.5%

Be0.5%

Boron (B × 158)1,707.98 g/mol, 99.475%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.525%

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