Recognised as Colour
#C40BB9
- #C40BB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#C40BB9 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 11, 185 and HSL 304°, 89%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#C40BB9#C40BB9
HEX#C40BB9
RGBrgb(196, 11, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0431, 0.7255
RGB percentages76.9%, 4.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(303.6, 89.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 94.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 94.4%, 5.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,848,057
CSS custom property--colour: #C40BB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#3BF446
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0BC416
Analogous#720BC4, #C40B5D
Triadic#B9C40B, #0BB9C4
Split complementary#5DC40B, #0BC472
Tetradic#C4720B, #0BC416, #0B5DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G11
B185
Red196 (76.9%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue303.57°
Saturation (HSL)89.37%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 0B · B B9
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C40BB9 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 588.54 g/mol
- 50 atoms
C40BB9 has a molar mass of 588.54 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 2 elements: 40 × C, 10 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass588.54 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule50
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.7729366 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.0232339 × 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
C81.6%
B18.4%
Carbon (C × 40)480.44 g/mol, 81.633%
Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 18.367%
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