Recognised as Colour

#C305CB

#C305CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C305CB is a magenta with RGB values 195, 5, 203 and HSL 298°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C305CB#C305CB

HEX#C305CB

RGBrgb(195, 5, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0196, 0.7961

RGB percentages76.5%, 2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(297.6, 95.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 97.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK3.9%, 97.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,781,003

CSS custom property--colour: #C305CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#3CFA34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4876C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C83D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 23 Magenta · ΔE 23 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0DCB05

Analogous#6005CB, #CB0570

Triadic#CBC305, #05CBC3

Split complementary#70CB05, #05CB60

Tetradic#CB6005, #0DCB05, #0570CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F99FFD

Lighter +30%#F66EFB

Lighter +20%#F23CFA

Lighter +10%#EF0AF9

Darker −10%#930499

Darker −20%#630367

Darker −30%#340136

Darker −40%#040004

More saturated +25%#C800D0

Less saturated −25%#AB1FB1

Channel breakdown

R195

B203

Red195 (76.5%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue297.58°

Saturation (HSL)95.19%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 05 · B CB

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C305CB (chemical formula)

Formula
3,686.176 g/mol
307 atoms

C305CB has a molar mass of 3,686.176 g/mol, made up of 307 atoms across 2 elements: 306 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,686.176 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule307

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.1210393 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6337095 × 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

C99.7%

B0.3%

Carbon (C × 306)3,675.366 g/mol, 99.707%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.293%

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