Recognised as Colour

#B320CB

#B320CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B320CB is a magenta with RGB values 179, 32, 203 and HSL 292°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B320CB#B320CB

HEX#B320CB

RGBrgb(179, 32, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1255, 0.7961

RGB percentages70.2%, 12.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(291.6, 72.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 84.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK11.8%, 84.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,739,339

CSS custom property--colour: #B320CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#4CDF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A71C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B4497Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38CB20

Analogous#5D20CB, #CB208E

Triadic#CBB320, #20CBB3

Split complementary#8ECB20, #20CB5E

Tetradic#CB5D20, #38CB20, #208ECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC2F5

Lighter +30%#E296EE

Lighter +20%#D66AE7

Lighter +10%#CA3EE0

Darker −10%#8C199F

Darker −20%#651273

Darker −30%#3E0B47

Darker −40%#18041B

More saturated +25%#C803E8

Less saturated −25%#9E3DAE

Channel breakdown

R179

G32

B203

Red179 (70.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue291.58°

Saturation (HSL)72.77%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 20 · B CB

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B320CB (chemical formula)

Formula
3,482.021 g/mol
322 atoms

B320CB has a molar mass of 3,482.021 g/mol, made up of 322 atoms across 2 elements: 321 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,482.021 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule322

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7820319 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7294958 × 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

B99.7%

C0.3%

Boron (B × 321)3,470.01 g/mol, 99.655%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.345%

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