Recognised as Colour

#B489BB

#B489BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B489BB is a magenta with RGB values 180, 137, 187 and HSL 292°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B489BB#B489BB

HEX#B489BB

RGBrgb(180, 137, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5373, 0.7333

RGB percentages70.6%, 53.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(291.6, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK3.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,831,739

CSS custom property--colour: #B489BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4B7644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8494BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E99B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B68E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90BB89

Analogous#9B89BB, #BB89A9

Triadic#BBB489, #89BBB4

Split complementary#A9BB89, #89BB9B

Tetradic#BB9B89, #90BB89, #89A9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EAF3

Lighter +20%#DDCAE0

Lighter +10%#C9A9CE

Darker −10%#9F69A8

Darker −20%#84518D

Darker −30%#663F6C

Darker −40%#482C4C

More saturated +25%#C572D2

Less saturated −25%#A3A0A4

Channel breakdown

R180

G137

B187

Red180 (70.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue291.6°

Saturation (HSL)26.88%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 89 · B BB

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B489BB (chemical formula)

Formula
5,307.71 g/mol
491 atoms

B489BB has a molar mass of 5,307.71 g/mol, made up of 491 atoms across 1 element: 491 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,307.71 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule491

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.8136598 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1346024 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 491)5,307.71 g/mol, 100%

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