Recognised as Colour

#B990BC

#B990BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B990BC is a magenta with RGB values 185, 144, 188 and HSL 296°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B990BC#B990BC

HEX#B990BC

RGBrgb(185, 144, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5647, 0.7373

RGB percentages72.5%, 56.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(295.9, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK1.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,161,212

CSS custom property--colour: #B990BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#466F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#969FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BB949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Pink · ΔE 27.6 Light pink · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93BC90

Analogous#A390BC, #BC90A9

Triadic#BCB990, #90BCB9

Split complementary#A9BC90, #90BCA3

Tetradic#BCA390, #93BC90, #90A9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EFF6

Lighter +20%#E1D0E2

Lighter +10%#CDB0CF

Darker −10%#A570A9

Darker −20%#8C578F

Darker −30%#6D4370

Darker −40%#4E3050

More saturated +25%#CC7AD2

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R185

G144

B188

Red185 (72.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue295.91°

Saturation (HSL)24.72%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 90 · B BC

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B990BC (chemical formula)

Formula
10,724.721 g/mol
992 atoms

B990BC has a molar mass of 10,724.721 g/mol, made up of 992 atoms across 2 elements: 991 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,724.721 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule992

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7808818 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.6151957 × 10^19

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

B99.9%

C0.1%

Boron (B × 991)10,712.71 g/mol, 99.888%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.112%

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