Recognised as Colour

#C3258B

#C3258B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C3258B is a magenta with RGB values 195, 37, 139 and HSL 321°, 68%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C3258B#C3258B

HEX#C3258B

RGBrgb(195, 37, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.1451, 0.5451

RGB percentages76.5%, 14.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(321.3, 68.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 81%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 81%, 28.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,789,131

CSS custom property--colour: #C3258B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#3CDA74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F5A8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F7588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D11D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.5 Hot pink · ΔE 21.7 Deep pink · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8 Purple · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.47, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25C35D

Analogous#AC25C3, #C3253C

Triadic#8BC325, #258BC3

Split complementary#3CC325, #25C3AC

Tetradic#C3AC25, #25C35D, #253CC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3C1E1

Lighter +30%#EB96CD

Lighter +20%#E36BB8

Lighter +10%#DB40A4

Darker −10%#981D6C

Darker −20%#6D154E

Darker −30%#420D2F

Darker −40%#180411

More saturated +25%#E00893

Less saturated −25%#A64283

Channel breakdown

R195

G37

B139

Red195 (76.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue321.27°

Saturation (HSL)68.1%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 25 · B 8B

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C3258B (chemical formula)

Formula
39,142.648 g/mol
3259 atoms

C3258B has a molar mass of 39,142.648 g/mol, made up of 3259 atoms across 2 elements: 3258 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass39,142.648 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3259

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.4997896 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.5385113 × 10^19

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%

B0%

Carbon (C × 3258)39,131.838 g/mol, 99.972%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.028%

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