Recognised as Colour

#B2215C

#B2215C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B2215C is a red with RGB values 178, 33, 92 and HSL 336°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B2215C#B2215C

HEX#B2215C

RGBrgb(178, 33, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1294, 0.3608

RGB percentages69.8%, 12.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(335.6, 68.7%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 81.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 81.5%, 48.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,673,948

CSS custom property--colour: #B2215C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#4DDEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464D5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C2003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 27.5 Hot pink · ΔE 29.2 Brown · ΔE 29.3 Deep pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21B277

Analogous#B221A4, #B22F21

Triadic#5CB221, #215CB2

Split complementary#21B22F, #21A4B2

Tetradic#A4B221, #21B277, #2F21B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0AFC9

Lighter +30%#E884AD

Lighter +20%#E05990

Lighter +10%#D82E73

Darker −10%#871946

Darker −20%#5C1130

Darker −30%#310919

Darker −40%#060103

More saturated +25%#CC0757

Less saturated −25%#983B61

Channel breakdown

R178

G33

B92

Red178 (69.8%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue335.59°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 21 · B 5C

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B2215C (chemical formula)

Formula
23,956.161 g/mol
2216 atoms

B2215C has a molar mass of 23,956.161 g/mol, made up of 2216 atoms across 2 elements: 2215 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass23,956.161 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2216

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9780141 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.5138171 × 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

B99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 2215)23,944.15 g/mol, 99.95%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.05%

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