Recognised as Colour

#B508CF

#B508CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B508CF is a magenta with RGB values 181, 8, 207 and HSL 292°, 93%, 42%. 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 violet.

Colour values

#B508CF#B508CF

HEX#B508CF

RGBrgb(181, 8, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.0314, 0.8118

RGB percentages71%, 3.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(292.2, 92.6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 96.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK12.6%, 96.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,864,271

CSS custom property--colour: #B508CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#4AF730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3070CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#B6447Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 18.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5 Magenta · ΔE 24.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22CF08

Analogous#5108CF, #CF0886

Triadic#CFB508, #08CFB5

Split complementary#86CF08, #08CF52

Tetradic#CF5108, #22CF08, #0885CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1A7FC

Lighter +30%#E976FA

Lighter +20%#E045F8

Lighter +10%#D814F6

Darker −10%#8A069E

Darker −20%#5F046D

Darker −30%#34023C

Darker −40%#09000B

More saturated +25%#BB00D7

Less saturated −25%#A123B4

Channel breakdown

R181

B207

Red181 (71%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue292.16°

Saturation (HSL)92.56%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 08 · B CF

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B508CF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,522.489 g/mol
510 atoms

B508CF has a molar mass of 5,522.489 g/mol, made up of 510 atoms across 3 elements: 508 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,522.489 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule510

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.1703087 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0904758 × 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

B99.4%

C0.2%

F0.3%

Boron (B × 508)5,491.48 g/mol, 99.438%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.217%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.344%

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