Recognised as Colour

#C500CA

#C500CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C500CA is a magenta with RGB values 197, 0, 202 and HSL 299°, 100%, 40%. 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

#C500CA#C500CA

HEX#C500CA

RGBrgb(197, 0, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.7922

RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(298.5, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK2.5%, 100%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,910,794

CSS custom property--colour: #C500CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#3AFF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B77C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CB3B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Dark violet · ΔE 20.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8 Magenta · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05CA00

Analogous#6000CA, #CA006A

Triadic#CAC500, #00CAC5

Split complementary#6ACA00, #00CA60

Tetradic#CA6000, #05CA00, #006ACA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC97FF

Lighter +30%#FB64FF

Lighter +20%#FA31FF

Lighter +10%#F700FD

Darker −10%#930097

Darker −20%#620064

Darker −30%#300031

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C500CA

Less saturated −25%#AD19B1

Channel breakdown

R197

B202

Red197 (77.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue298.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B CA

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C500Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
6,045.578 g/mol
501 atoms

C500Ca has a molar mass of 6,045.578 g/mol, made up of 501 atoms across 2 elements: 500 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,045.578 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule501

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0038918 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.9612324 × 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

C99.3%

Ca0.7%

Carbon (C × 500)6,005.5 g/mol, 99.337%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.663%

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