Recognised as Colour

#B30056

#B30056
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B30056 is a red with RGB values 179, 0, 86 and HSL 331°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B30056#B30056

HEX#B30056

RGBrgb(179, 0, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.3373

RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(331.2, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 52%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,731,030

CSS custom property--colour: #B30056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#4CFFA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C40031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4 Deep pink · ΔE 28.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Brown · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.7 Hot pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B35D

Analogous#B300AF, #B30400

Triadic#56B300, #0056B3

Split complementary#00B304, #00AFB3

Tetradic#AFB300, #00B35D, #0400B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF80BD

Lighter +30%#FF4DA3

Lighter +20%#FF1A88

Lighter +10%#E6006F

Darker −10%#80003D

Darker −20%#4D0025

Darker −30%#1A000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B30056

Less saturated −25%#9D1657

Channel breakdown

R179

B86

Red179 (70.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue331.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B 56

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B30056 (chemical formula)

Formula
324,905.36 g/mol
30056 atoms

B30056 has a molar mass of 324,905.36 g/mol, made up of 30056 atoms across 1 element: 30056 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass324,905.36 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30056

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.3951804 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram1.8535061 × 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 × 30056)324,905.36 g/mol, 100%

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