Recognised as Colour

#B9489F

#B9489F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B9489F is a magenta with RGB values 185, 72, 159 and HSL 314°, 45%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B9489F#B9489F

HEX#B9489F

RGBrgb(185, 72, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2824, 0.6235

RGB percentages72.5%, 28.2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(313.8, 44.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 61.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 14.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,142,751

CSS custom property--colour: #B9489F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#46B760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B69A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C24D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5 Purple · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48B962

Analogous#9A48B9, #B94867

Triadic#9FB948, #489FB9

Split complementary#66B948, #48B99A

Tetradic#B99B48, #48B962, #4867B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DCEC

Lighter +30%#E3B7D9

Lighter +20%#D592C6

Lighter +10%#C76DB2

Darker −10%#953980

Darker −20%#702B60

Darker −30%#4B1D41

Darker −40%#260F21

More saturated +25%#D928B0

Less saturated −25%#99688E

Channel breakdown

R185

G72

B159

Red185 (72.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue313.81°

Saturation (HSL)44.66%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 48 · B 9F

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Harmonies

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B9489F (chemical formula)

Formula
102,595.088 g/mol
9490 atoms

B9489F has a molar mass of 102,595.088 g/mol, made up of 9490 atoms across 2 elements: 9489 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass102,595.088 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9490

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7036315 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.8698139 × 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 × 9489)102,576.09 g/mol, 99.981%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.019%

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