Recognised as Colour

#B268BA

#B268BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B268BA is a magenta with RGB values 178, 104, 186 and HSL 294°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B268BA#B268BA

HEX#B268BA

RGBrgb(178, 104, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4078, 0.7294

RGB percentages69.8%, 40.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(294.1, 37.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 44.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK4.3%, 44.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,692,218

CSS custom property--colour: #B268BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#4D9745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E7EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7387B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B57188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 21 Plum · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70BA68

Analogous#8968BA, #BA6899

Triadic#BAB268, #68BAB2

Split complementary#99BA68, #68BA89

Tetradic#BA8968, #70BA68, #6899BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4FA

Lighter +30%#E8D1EA

Lighter +20%#D6AEDA

Lighter +10%#C48BCA

Darker −10%#9B4BA4

Darker −20%#7A3B81

Darker −30%#592B5E

Darker −40%#381B3B

More saturated +25%#C84DD5

Less saturated −25%#9C849F

Channel breakdown

R178

G104

B186

Red178 (69.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue294.15°

Saturation (HSL)37.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 68 · B BA

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B268Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
3,034.41 g/mol
269 atoms

B268Ba has a molar mass of 3,034.41 g/mol, made up of 269 atoms across 2 elements: 268 × B, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,034.41 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule269

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.0387564 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9846167 × 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

B95.5%

Ba4.5%

Boron (B × 268)2,897.08 g/mol, 95.474%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 4.526%

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