Recognised as Colour

#C568B6

#C568B6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C568B6 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 104, 182 and HSL 310°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C568B6#C568B6

HEX#C568B6

RGBrgb(197, 104, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4078, 0.7137

RGB percentages77.3%, 40.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(309.7, 44.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 47.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 47.2%, 7.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,937,398

CSS custom property--colour: #C568B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#3A9749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6781B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#808EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC6D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68C577

Analogous#A668C5, #C56887

Triadic#B6C568, #68B6C5

Split complementary#88C568, #68C5A6

Tetradic#C5A668, #68C577, #6887C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBFD

Lighter +30%#EFD7EB

Lighter +20%#E1B2DA

Lighter +10%#D38DC8

Darker −10%#B545A3

Darker −20%#903781

Darker −30%#6B2960

Darker −40%#461B3F

More saturated +25%#DF4EC8

Less saturated −25%#AB82A4

Channel breakdown

R197

G104

B182

Red197 (77.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue309.68°

Saturation (HSL)44.5%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 68 · B B6

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C568B6 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,887.108 g/mol
574 atoms

C568B6 has a molar mass of 6,887.108 g/mol, made up of 574 atoms across 2 elements: 568 × C, 6 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,887.108 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule574

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1436312 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.7440777 × 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

C99.1%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 568)6,822.248 g/mol, 99.058%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 0.942%

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