Recognised as Colour

#B615CC

#B615CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B615CC is a magenta with RGB values 182, 21, 204 and HSL 293°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B615CC#B615CC

HEX#B615CC

RGBrgb(182, 21, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0824, 0.8

RGB percentages71.4%, 8.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(292.8, 81.3%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 89.7%, 80%)

CMYK10.8%, 89.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,933,132

CSS custom property--colour: #B615CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#49EA33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3971C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B84579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9 Dark violet · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 26 Magenta · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BCC15

Analogous#5B15CC, #CC1586

Triadic#CCB615, #15CCB6

Split complementary#86CC15, #15CC5B

Tetradic#CC5B15, #2BCC15, #1586CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B6F7

Lighter +30%#E687F3

Lighter +20%#DC59EE

Lighter +10%#D22BE9

Darker −10%#8D109E

Darker −20%#630B70

Darker −30%#3A0741

Darker −40%#110213

More saturated +25%#C600E1

Less saturated −25%#A131B0

Channel breakdown

R182

G21

B204

Red182 (71.4%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue292.79°

Saturation (HSL)81.33%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 15 · B CC

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B615CC (chemical formula)

Formula
6,672.172 g/mol
617 atoms

B615CC has a molar mass of 6,672.172 g/mol, made up of 617 atoms across 2 elements: 615 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,672.172 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule617

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1079402 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.0257577 × 10^19

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

B99.6%

C0.4%

Boron (B × 615)6,648.15 g/mol, 99.64%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.36%

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