Recognised as Colour
#B42B8F
- #B42B8F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B42B8F is a magenta with RGB values 180, 43, 143 and HSL 316°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#B42B8F#B42B8F
HEX#B42B8F
RGBrgb(180, 43, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1686, 0.5608
RGB percentages70.6%, 16.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(316.2, 61.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 76.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 20.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,807,631
CSS custom property--colour: #B42B8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#4BD470
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BB450
Analogous#952BB4, #B42B4A
Triadic#8FB42B, #2B8FB4
Split complementary#4AB42B, #2BB495
Tetradic#B4952B, #2BB450, #2B4AB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G43
B143
Red180 (70.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue316.2°
Saturation (HSL)61.43%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 2B · B 8F
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B42B8F (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 559.498 g/mol
- 51 atoms
B42B8F has a molar mass of 559.498 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 2 elements: 50 × B, 1 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass559.498 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule51
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.2906829 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.0763471 × 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
B96.6%
F3.4%
Boron (B × 50)540.5 g/mol, 96.604%
Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.396%
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