Recognised as Colour

#C72FB1

#C72FB1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C72FB1 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 47, 177 and HSL 309°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C72FB1#C72FB1

HEX#C72FB1

RGBrgb(199, 47, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1843, 0.6941

RGB percentages78%, 18.4%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(308.7, 61.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 76.4%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 11.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,053,873

CSS custom property--colour: #C72FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#38D04E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E65B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#667CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D13D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21 Purple · ΔE 22.3 Violet · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FC745

Analogous#912FC7, #C72F65

Triadic#B1C72F, #2FB1C7

Split complementary#65C72F, #2FC791

Tetradic#C7912F, #2FC745, #2F65C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4CEEE

Lighter +30%#EAA5E0

Lighter +20%#E07CD2

Lighter +10%#D653C3

Darker −10%#9E258C

Darker −20%#741C68

Darker −30%#4B1243

Darker −40%#22081E

More saturated +25%#E610C7

Less saturated −25%#A84E9B

Channel breakdown

R199

G47

B177

Red199 (78%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue308.68°

Saturation (HSL)61.79%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 2F · B B1

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C72FB1 (chemical formula)

Formula
894.6 g/mol
74 atoms

C72FB1 has a molar mass of 894.6 g/mol, made up of 74 atoms across 3 elements: 72 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass894.6 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule74

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4855182 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.7316575 × 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

C96.7%

F2.1%

B1.2%

Carbon (C × 72)864.792 g/mol, 96.668%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.124%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.208%

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