Recognised as Colour

#B527CB

#B527CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B527CB is a magenta with RGB values 181, 39, 203 and HSL 292°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B527CB#B527CB

HEX#B527CB

RGBrgb(181, 39, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1529, 0.7961

RGB percentages71%, 15.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(292, 67.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292, 80.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK10.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,872,203

CSS custom property--colour: #B527CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#4AD834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4073C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B74B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Dark violet · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6 Purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DCB27

Analogous#6327CB, #CB278F

Triadic#CBB527, #27CBB5

Split complementary#8FCB27, #27CB63

Tetradic#CB6327, #3DCB27, #278FCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFC9F5

Lighter +30%#E29FEC

Lighter +20%#D574E4

Lighter +10%#C849DC

Darker −10%#8F1FA0

Darker −20%#691775

Darker −30%#430E4B

Darker −40%#1C0620

More saturated +25%#CB09E9

Less saturated −25%#9F45AD

Channel breakdown

R181

G39

B203

Red181 (71%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue291.95°

Saturation (HSL)67.77%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 27 · B CB

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B527CB (chemical formula)

Formula
5,719.691 g/mol
529 atoms

B527CB has a molar mass of 5,719.691 g/mol, made up of 529 atoms across 2 elements: 528 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,719.691 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule529

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.4977704 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0528787 × 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

B99.8%

C0.2%

Boron (B × 528)5,707.68 g/mol, 99.79%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.21%

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