Recognised as Colour

#B9657F

#B9657F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B9657F is a red with RGB values 185, 101, 127 and HSL 341°, 38%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B9657F#B9657F

HEX#B9657F

RGBrgb(185, 101, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3961, 0.498

RGB percentages72.5%, 39.6%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(341.4, 37.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 45.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 45.4%, 31.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,150,143

CSS custom property--colour: #B9657F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#469A80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#87857Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C55F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5 Indian red · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 23.8 Light pink · ΔE 29.6 Plum · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65B99F

Analogous#B965A9, #B97565

Triadic#7FB965, #657FB9

Split complementary#65B975, #65A9B9

Tetradic#A9B965, #65B99F, #7565B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1F4

Lighter +30%#E9CED6

Lighter +20%#D9ABB9

Lighter +10%#C9889C

Darker −10%#A24965

Darker −20%#7F3A4F

Darker −30%#5B2A39

Darker −40%#381A23

More saturated +25%#D54974

Less saturated −25%#9D818A

Channel breakdown

R185

G101

B127

Red185 (72.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue341.43°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 65 · B 7F

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B9657F (chemical formula)

Formula
104,411.168 g/mol
9658 atoms

B9657F has a molar mass of 104,411.168 g/mol, made up of 9658 atoms across 2 elements: 9657 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass104,411.168 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9658

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7337882 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.7677171 × 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 × 9657)104,392.17 g/mol, 99.982%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.018%

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