Recognised as Colour

#B23694

#B23694
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B23694 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 54, 148 and HSL 315°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B23694#B23694

HEX#B23694

RGBrgb(178, 54, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2118, 0.5804

RGB percentages69.8%, 21.2%, 58%

HSLhsl(314.5, 53.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 69.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.7%, 16.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,679,380

CSS custom property--colour: #B23694;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#4DC96B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5D97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#647091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#BC3B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Purple · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3 Hot pink · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36B254

Analogous#9236B2, #B23656

Triadic#94B236, #3694B2

Split complementary#56B236, #36B292

Tetradic#B29236, #36B254, #3656B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC6E4

Lighter +30%#E29FD2

Lighter +20%#D678BF

Lighter +10%#CA51AD

Darker −10%#8B2A73

Darker −20%#641E53

Darker −30%#3D1232

Darker −40%#150712

More saturated +25%#CF19A3

Less saturated −25%#955385

Channel breakdown

R178

G54

B148

Red178 (69.8%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue314.52°

Saturation (HSL)53.45%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 36 · B 94

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B23694 (chemical formula)

Formula
256,132.14 g/mol
23694 atoms

B23694 has a molar mass of 256,132.14 g/mol, made up of 23694 atoms across 1 element: 23694 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass256,132.14 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23694

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.2531742 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.3511851 × 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 × 23694)256,132.14 g/mol, 100%

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