Recognised as Colour

#C21CC5

#C21CC5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C21CC5 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 28, 197 and HSL 299°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C21CC5#C21CC5

HEX#C21CC5

RGBrgb(194, 28, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1098, 0.7725

RGB percentages76.1%, 11%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(298.9, 75.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 85.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK1.5%, 85.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,721,349

CSS custom property--colour: #C21CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#3DE33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5077C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C84076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 27.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1FC51C

Analogous#6D1CC5, #C51C74

Triadic#C5C21C, #1CC5C2

Split complementary#74C51C, #1CC56D

Tetradic#C56D1C, #1FC51C, #1C74C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B8F5

Lighter +30%#ED8BEF

Lighter +20%#E65FE8

Lighter +10%#DF32E2

Darker −10%#961698

Darker −20%#6A0F6C

Darker −30%#3E093F

Darker −40%#120312

More saturated +25%#DD00E1

Less saturated −25%#A738A9

Channel breakdown

R194

G28

B197

Red194 (76.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue298.93°

Saturation (HSL)75.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 1C · B C5

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Harmonies

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C21CC5 (chemical formula)

Formula
324.297 g/mol
27 atoms

C21CC5 has a molar mass of 324.297 g/mol, made up of 27 atoms across 1 element: 27 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass324.297 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule27

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.3850784 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8569832 × 10^21

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 27)324.297 g/mol, 100%

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