Recognised as Colour

#B224C8

#B224C8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B224C8 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 36, 200 and HSL 292°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B224C8#B224C8

HEX#B224C8

RGBrgb(178, 36, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1412, 0.7843

RGB percentages69.8%, 14.1%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(292, 69.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292, 82%, 78.4%)

CMYK11%, 82%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,674,824

CSS custom property--colour: #B224C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#4DDB37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D71C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B44979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7 Purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AC824

Analogous#6024C8, #C8248C

Triadic#C8B224, #24C8B2

Split complementary#8CC824, #24C860

Tetradic#C86024, #3AC824, #248CC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC4F4

Lighter +30%#E198ED

Lighter +20%#D56DE5

Lighter +10%#C842DD

Darker −10%#8C1C9D

Darker −20%#651472

Darker −30%#3F0D46

Darker −40%#18051B

More saturated +25%#C807E5

Less saturated −25%#9C42AA

Channel breakdown

R178

G36

B200

Red178 (69.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue291.95°

Saturation (HSL)69.49%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 24 · B C8

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B224C8 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,517.528 g/mol
232 atoms

B224C8 has a molar mass of 2,517.528 g/mol, made up of 232 atoms across 2 elements: 224 × B, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,517.528 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule232

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.1804536 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.3920849 × 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

B96.2%

C3.8%

Boron (B × 224)2,421.44 g/mol, 96.183%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 3.817%

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