Recognised as Colour

#B99FB3

#B99FB3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B99FB3 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 159, 179 and HSL 314°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B99FB3#B99FB3

HEX#B99FB3

RGBrgb(185, 159, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6235, 0.702

RGB percentages72.5%, 62.4%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(313.8, 15.7%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 14.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 3.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,165,043

CSS custom property--colour: #B99FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#46604C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FA4B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5A8B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BCA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 14.8 Silver · ΔE 17.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FB9A5

Analogous#B29FB9, #B99FA6

Triadic#B3B99F, #9FB3B9

Split complementary#A6B99F, #9FB9B2

Tetradic#B9B29F, #9FB9A5, #9FA6B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7F9

Lighter +20%#E4DAE2

Lighter +10%#CFBCCA

Darker −10%#A3829C

Darker −20%#8C6683

Darker −30%#6E5168

Darker −40%#513B4C

More saturated +25%#CE8ABE

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R185

G159

B179

Red185 (72.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue313.85°

Saturation (HSL)15.66%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 9F · B B3

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B99FB3 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,121.618 g/mol
103 atoms

B99FB3 has a molar mass of 1,121.618 g/mol, made up of 103 atoms across 2 elements: 102 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,121.618 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule103

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8624905 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3691549 × 10^20

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

B98.3%

F1.7%

Boron (B × 102)1,102.62 g/mol, 98.306%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.694%

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