Recognised as Colour

#B72572

#B72572
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B72572 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 37, 114 and HSL 328°, 66%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B72572#B72572

HEX#B72572

RGBrgb(183, 37, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1451, 0.4471

RGB percentages71.8%, 14.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(328.4, 66.4%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.4, 79.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 79.8%, 37.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,002,674

CSS custom property--colour: #B72572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#48DA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C60F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.1 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 26.6 Purple · ΔE 31.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B76A

Analogous#B325B7, #B72529

Triadic#72B725, #2572B7

Split complementary#29B725, #25B7B3

Tetradic#B7B325, #25B76A, #2529B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B7D6

Lighter +30%#E88DBD

Lighter +20%#DF63A4

Lighter +10%#D7388C

Darker −10%#8D1C58

Darker −20%#62143D

Darker −30%#380B23

Darker −40%#0D0308

More saturated +25%#D30A74

Less saturated −25%#9C4170

Channel breakdown

R183

G37

B114

Red183 (71.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue328.36°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 25 · B 72

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

B72572 (chemical formula)

Formula
784,503.32 g/mol
72572 atoms

B72572 has a molar mass of 784,503.32 g/mol, made up of 72572 atoms across 1 element: 72572 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass784,503.32 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72572

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.3026984 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram7.6763738 × 10^17

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 × 72572)784,503.32 g/mol, 100%

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