Recognised as Colour

#B9298C

#B9298C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B9298C is a magenta with RGB values 185, 41, 140 and HSL 319°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B9298C#B9298C

HEX#B9298C

RGBrgb(185, 41, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1608, 0.549

RGB percentages72.5%, 16.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(318.8, 63.7%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 77.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 77.8%, 24.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,134,796

CSS custom property--colour: #B9298C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#46D673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B598Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#687089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C52858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2 Purple · ΔE 21.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Deep pink · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29B956

Analogous#9E29B9, #B92944

Triadic#8CB929, #298CB9

Split complementary#44B929, #29B99E

Tetradic#B99E29, #29B956, #2944B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0BEE1

Lighter +30%#E794CD

Lighter +20%#DE6ABA

Lighter +10%#D540A6

Darker −10%#8F206C

Darker −20%#66164D

Darker −30%#3C0D2D

Darker −40%#12040E

More saturated +25%#D50D97

Less saturated −25%#9D4581

Channel breakdown

R185

G41

B140

Red185 (72.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue318.75°

Saturation (HSL)63.72%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 29 · B 8C

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B9298C (chemical formula)

Formula
100,523.391 g/mol
9299 atoms

B9298C has a molar mass of 100,523.391 g/mol, made up of 9299 atoms across 2 elements: 9298 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass100,523.391 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9299

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6692302 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.9907855 × 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%

C0%

Boron (B × 9298)100,511.38 g/mol, 99.988%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.012%

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