Recognised as Colour

#B297B5

#B297B5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B297B5 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 151, 181 and HSL 294°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B297B5#B297B5

HEX#B297B5

RGBrgb(178, 151, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5922, 0.7098

RGB percentages69.8%, 59.2%, 71%

HSLhsl(294, 16.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294, 16.6%, 71%)

CMYK1.7%, 16.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,704,245

CSS custom property--colour: #B297B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4D684A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA1B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#B39AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AB597

Analogous#A397B5, #B597A9

Triadic#B5B297, #97B5B2

Split complementary#A9B597, #97B5A3

Tetradic#B5A397, #9AB597, #97A9B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F0F5

Lighter +20%#DED3DF

Lighter +10%#C8B5CA

Darker −10%#9C79A0

Darker −20%#836086

Darker −30%#664A69

Darker −40%#49354B

More saturated +25%#C481CB

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R178

G151

B181

Red178 (69.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue294°

Saturation (HSL)16.85%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 97 · B B5

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B297B5 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,264.62 g/mol
302 atoms

B297B5 has a molar mass of 3,264.62 g/mol, made up of 302 atoms across 1 element: 302 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,264.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule302

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.421029 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8446682 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 302)3,264.62 g/mol, 100%

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