Recognised as Colour

#C727CA

#C727CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C727CA is a magenta with RGB values 199, 39, 202 and HSL 299°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C727CA#C727CA

HEX#C727CA

RGBrgb(199, 39, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1529, 0.7922

RGB percentages78%, 15.3%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(298.9, 67.6%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 80.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK1.5%, 80.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,051,850

CSS custom property--colour: #C727CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#38D835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#567CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD467Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27 Magenta · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ACA27

Analogous#7527CA, #CA277C

Triadic#CAC727, #27CAC7

Split complementary#7BCA27, #27CA76

Tetradic#CA7527, #2ACA27, #277CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4C9F4

Lighter +30%#EB9EEC

Lighter +20%#E273E4

Lighter +10%#D948DC

Darker −10%#9D1F9F

Darker −20%#731675

Darker −30%#490E4A

Darker −40%#1F061F

More saturated +25%#E409E8

Less saturated −25%#AA45AC

Channel breakdown

R199

G39

B202

Red199 (78%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue298.9°

Saturation (HSL)67.63%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 27 · B CA

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C727Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
8,772.075 g/mol
728 atoms

C727Ca has a molar mass of 8,772.075 g/mol, made up of 728 atoms across 2 elements: 727 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,772.075 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule728

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4566373 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.8651268 × 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

C99.5%

Ca0.5%

Carbon (C × 727)8,731.997 g/mol, 99.543%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.457%

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