Recognised as Colour

#C23398

#C23398
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C23398 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 51, 152 and HSL 318°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C23398#C23398

HEX#C23398

RGBrgb(194, 51, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2, 0.5961

RGB percentages76.1%, 20%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(317.6, 58.4%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 73.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 73.7%, 21.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,727,192

CSS custom property--colour: #C23398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#3DCC67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41619Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE3462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Hot pink · ΔE 22.2 Purple · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33C25D

Analogous#A433C2, #C23351

Triadic#98C233, #3398C2

Split complementary#51C233, #33C2A4

Tetradic#C2A433, #33C25D, #3351C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2CFE8

Lighter +30%#E8A6D4

Lighter +20%#DD7EC1

Lighter +10%#D256AE

Darker −10%#9A2878

Darker −20%#711E59

Darker −30%#491339

Darker −40%#200919

More saturated +25%#E114A5

Less saturated −25%#A3528B

Channel breakdown

R194

G51

B152

Red194 (76.1%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue317.62°

Saturation (HSL)58.37%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 33 · B 98

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C23398 (chemical formula)

Formula
281,033.378 g/mol
23398 atoms

C23398 has a molar mass of 281,033.378 g/mol, made up of 23398 atoms across 1 element: 23398 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass281,033.378 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23398

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.666669 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.1428561 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 23398)281,033.378 g/mol, 100%

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