Recognised as Colour

#B8235F

#B8235F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B8235F is a red with RGB values 184, 35, 95 and HSL 336°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B8235F#B8235F

HEX#B8235F

RGBrgb(184, 35, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1373, 0.3725

RGB percentages72.2%, 13.7%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(335.8, 68%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 81%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 81%, 48.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,067,679

CSS custom property--colour: #B8235F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#47DCA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6 Indian red · ΔE 27.4 Hot pink · ΔE 27.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.1 Brown · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23B87C

Analogous#B823A9, #B83123

Triadic#5FB823, #235FB8

Split complementary#23B831, #23A9B8

Tetradic#AAB823, #23B87C, #3223B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B6CE

Lighter +30%#E98BB1

Lighter +20%#E16094

Lighter +10%#D93577

Darker −10%#8D1B49

Darker −20%#621333

Darker −30%#370B1D

Darker −40%#0D0207

More saturated +25%#D3085A

Less saturated −25%#9D3E64

Channel breakdown

R184

G35

B95

Red184 (72.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue335.84°

Saturation (HSL)68.04%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 23 · B 5F

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B8235F (chemical formula)

Formula
89,039.348 g/mol
8236 atoms

B8235F has a molar mass of 89,039.348 g/mol, made up of 8236 atoms across 2 elements: 8235 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass89,039.348 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8236

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4785332 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram6.7634601 × 10^18

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%

F0%

Boron (B × 8235)89,020.35 g/mol, 99.979%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.021%

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