Recognised as Colour

#C11B79

#C11B79
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C11B79 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 27, 121 and HSL 326°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C11B79#C11B79

HEX#C11B79

RGBrgb(193, 27, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1059, 0.4745

RGB percentages75.7%, 10.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(326, 75.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326, 86%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 37.3%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,655,481

CSS custom property--colour: #C11B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#3EE486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41547Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#707175no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D1004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.6 Deep pink · ΔE 21.6 Hot pink · ΔE 22.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5 Purple · ΔE 31.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1BC163

Analogous#B61BC1, #C11B26

Triadic#79C11B, #1B79C1

Split complementary#26C11B, #1BC1B6

Tetradic#C1B61B, #1BC163, #1B26C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B4D8

Lighter +30%#EE87C1

Lighter +20%#E85AAA

Lighter +10%#E22D93

Darker −10%#94155D

Darker −20%#680E41

Darker −30%#3B0825

Darker −40%#0E0209

More saturated +25%#DC007D

Less saturated −25%#A63675

Channel breakdown

R193

G27

B121

Red193 (75.7%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue326.02°

Saturation (HSL)75.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G 1B · B 79

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C11B79 (chemical formula)

Formula
986.111 g/mol
90 atoms

C11B79 has a molar mass of 986.111 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × C, 79 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass986.111 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6374758 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1069603 × 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

C13.4%

B86.6%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 13.398%

Boron (B × 79)853.99 g/mol, 86.602%

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