Recognised as Colour

#B22778

#B22778
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B22778 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 39, 120 and HSL 325°, 64%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B22778#B22778

HEX#B22778

RGBrgb(178, 39, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1529, 0.4706

RGB percentages69.8%, 15.3%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(325, 64.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325, 78.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 78.1%, 32.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,675,512

CSS custom property--colour: #B22778;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#4DD887

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#40537Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#686B75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BF1C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24.2 Purple · ΔE 27 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 28 Deep pink · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27B261

Analogous#A627B2, #B22733

Triadic#78B227, #2778B2

Split complementary#32B227, #27B2A6

Tetradic#B2A727, #27B261, #2733B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB6D7

Lighter +30%#E68CC0

Lighter +20%#DD62AA

Lighter +10%#D43893

Darker −10%#881E5C

Darker −20%#5E1540

Darker −30%#340C23

Darker −40%#0B0207

More saturated +25%#CD0C7C

Less saturated −25%#974274

Channel breakdown

R178

G39

B120

Red178 (69.8%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue325.04°

Saturation (HSL)64.06%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 27 · B 78

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B22778 (chemical formula)

Formula
246,230.18 g/mol
22778 atoms

B22778 has a molar mass of 246,230.18 g/mol, made up of 22778 atoms across 1 element: 22778 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass246,230.18 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule22778

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.0887483 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.4457362 × 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 × 22778)246,230.18 g/mol, 100%

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