Recognised as Colour

#C48BCA

#C48BCA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C48BCA is a magenta with RGB values 196, 139, 202 and HSL 294°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C48BCA#C48BCA

HEX#C48BCA

RGBrgb(196, 139, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5451, 0.7922

RGB percentages76.9%, 54.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(294.3, 37.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 31.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK3%, 31.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,842

CSS custom property--colour: #C48BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#3B7435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#859ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A1C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C691A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.3 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Violet · ΔE 27.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2 Thistle · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91CA8B

Analogous#A58BCA, #CA8BB0

Triadic#CAC48B, #8BCAC4

Split complementary#B0CA8B, #8BCAA5

Tetradic#CAA58B, #91CA8B, #8BB0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FA

Lighter +20%#E8D1EA

Lighter +10%#D6AEDA

Darker −10%#B268BA

Darker −20%#9C4BA4

Darker −30%#7A3B81

Darker −40%#592B5E

More saturated +25%#D576DF

Less saturated −25%#B3A0B5

Channel breakdown

R196

G139

B202

Red196 (76.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue294.29°

Saturation (HSL)37.28%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 8B · B CA

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C48BCa (chemical formula)

Formula
627.416 g/mol
50 atoms

C48BCa has a molar mass of 627.416 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 3 elements: 48 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass627.416 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule50

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0418488 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.5983219 × 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

C91.9%

B1.7%

Ca6.4%

Carbon (C × 48)576.528 g/mol, 91.889%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.723%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 6.388%

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