Recognised as Colour

#B33597

#B33597
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B33597 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 53, 151 and HSL 313°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B33597#B33597

HEX#B33597

RGBrgb(179, 53, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2078, 0.5922

RGB percentages70.2%, 20.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(313.3, 54.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 70.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.4%, 15.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,744,663

CSS custom property--colour: #B33597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#4CCA68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A5D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#637194no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD3B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4 Purple · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35B351

Analogous#9035B3, #B33558

Triadic#97B335, #3597B3

Split complementary#58B335, #35B390

Tetradic#B39035, #35B351, #3558B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC6E5

Lighter +30%#E29FD3

Lighter +20%#D777C2

Lighter +10%#CB50B0

Darker −10%#8C2976

Darker −20%#641E55

Darker −30%#3D1233

Darker −40%#160612

More saturated +25%#D018A7

Less saturated −25%#965287

Channel breakdown

R179

G53

B151

Red179 (70.2%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue313.33°

Saturation (HSL)54.31%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 35 · B 97

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B33597 (chemical formula)

Formula
363,183.57 g/mol
33597 atoms

B33597 has a molar mass of 363,183.57 g/mol, made up of 33597 atoms across 1 element: 33597 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass363,183.57 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule33597

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.0308051 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram1.6581534 × 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 × 33597)363,183.57 g/mol, 100%

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