Recognised as Colour

#B32CAF

#B32CAF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B32CAF is a magenta with RGB values 179, 44, 175 and HSL 302°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B32CAF#B32CAF

HEX#B32CAF

RGBrgb(179, 44, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1725, 0.6863

RGB percentages70.2%, 17.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(301.8, 60.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 75.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 75.4%, 2.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,742,383

CSS custom property--colour: #B32CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#4CD350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#155FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5470ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B9406Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CB330

Analogous#742CB3, #B32C6B

Triadic#AFB32C, #2CAFB3

Split complementary#6CB32C, #2CB374

Tetradic#B3732C, #2CB330, #2C6BB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFBCED

Lighter +30%#E593E2

Lighter +20%#DA6BD7

Lighter +10%#D042CC

Darker −10%#8A2287

Darker −20%#61185F

Darker −30%#380E37

Darker −40%#0F040F

More saturated +25%#CF10C9

Less saturated −25%#974895

Channel breakdown

R179

G44

B175

Red179 (70.2%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue301.78°

Saturation (HSL)60.54%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 2C · B AF

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B32CaF (chemical formula)

Formula
404.996 g/mol
34 atoms

B32CaF has a molar mass of 404.996 g/mol, made up of 34 atoms across 3 elements: 32 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass404.996 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule34

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.7251168 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.486963 × 10^21

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

B85.4%

Ca9.9%

F4.7%

Boron (B × 32)345.92 g/mol, 85.413%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 9.896%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.691%

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