Recognised as Colour

#B85990

#B85990
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B85990 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 89, 144 and HSL 325°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B85990#B85990

HEX#B85990

RGBrgb(184, 89, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.349, 0.5647

RGB percentages72.2%, 34.9%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(325.3, 40.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.3, 51.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 51.6%, 21.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,081,552

CSS custom property--colour: #B85990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#47A66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B808Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C3586Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16 Hot pink · ΔE 24.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 26.9 Plum · ΔE 27.2 Violet · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59B881

Analogous#B159B8, #B85960

Triadic#90B859, #5990B8

Split complementary#61B859, #59B8B1

Tetradic#B8B059, #59B881, #5960B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E8F0

Lighter +30%#E6C4D8

Lighter +20%#D7A0C0

Lighter +10%#C77DA8

Darker −10%#9B4376

Darker −20%#78335B

Darker −30%#542440

Darker −40%#301525

More saturated +25%#D63B95

Less saturated −25%#9A778B

Channel breakdown

R184

G89

B144

Red184 (72.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue325.26°

Saturation (HSL)40.08%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 59 · B 90

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B85990 (chemical formula)

Formula
929,551.9 g/mol
85990 atoms

B85990 has a molar mass of 929,551.9 g/mol, made up of 85990 atoms across 1 element: 85990 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass929,551.9 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85990

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.5435572 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram6.4785417 × 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 × 85990)929,551.9 g/mol, 100%

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