Recognised as Colour

#B20659

#B20659
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B20659 is a red with RGB values 178, 6, 89 and HSL 331°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B20659#B20659

HEX#B20659

RGBrgb(178, 6, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0235, 0.349

RGB percentages69.8%, 2.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(331, 93.5%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331, 96.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 96.6%, 50%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,667,033

CSS custom property--colour: #B20659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#4DF9A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F475Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#696555no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#C20034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20 Deep pink · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.9 Hot pink · ΔE 30.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.3 Brown · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06B25F

Analogous#B206AF, #B20906

Triadic#59B206, #0659B2

Split complementary#06B209, #06AFB2

Tetradic#AFB206, #06B25F, #0906B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB89C0

Lighter +30%#F958A6

Lighter +20%#F8268B

Lighter +10%#E30872

Darker −10%#810440

Darker −20%#4F0328

Darker −30%#1E010F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80059

Less saturated −25%#9B1D5A

Channel breakdown

R178

B89

Red178 (69.8%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue331.05°

Saturation (HSL)93.48%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 06 · B 59

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B20659 (chemical formula)

Formula
223,323.79 g/mol
20659 atoms

B20659 has a molar mass of 223,323.79 g/mol, made up of 20659 atoms across 1 element: 20659 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass223,323.79 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20659

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.7083788 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.6965962 × 10^18

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 × 20659)223,323.79 g/mol, 100%

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