Recognised as Colour

#B800CA

#B800CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B800CA is a magenta with RGB values 184, 0, 202 and HSL 295°, 100%, 40%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#B800CA#B800CA

HEX#B800CA

RGBrgb(184, 0, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.2%, 0%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(294.7, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK8.9%, 100%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,058,826

CSS custom property--colour: #B800CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#47FF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3970C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#BB3F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Dark violet · ΔE 15.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.6 Magenta · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12CA00

Analogous#5300CA, #CA0077

Triadic#CAB800, #00CAB8

Split complementary#77CA00, #00CA53

Tetradic#CA5300, #12CA00, #0077CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F697FF

Lighter +30%#F164FF

Lighter +20%#ED31FF

Lighter +10%#E600FD

Darker −10%#8A0097

Darker −20%#5B0064

Darker −30%#2D0031

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B800CA

Less saturated −25%#A319B1

Channel breakdown

R184

B202

Red184 (72.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue294.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 00 · B CA

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B800Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
8,688.078 g/mol
801 atoms

B800Ca has a molar mass of 8,688.078 g/mol, made up of 801 atoms across 2 elements: 800 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,688.078 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule801

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4426893 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.9314994 × 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

B99.5%

Ca0.5%

Boron (B × 800)8,648 g/mol, 99.539%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.461%

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