Recognised as Colour

#C77CB7

#C77CB7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C77CB7 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 124, 183 and HSL 313°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C77CB7#C77CB7

HEX#C77CB7

RGBrgb(199, 124, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4863, 0.7176

RGB percentages78%, 48.6%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(312.8, 40.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 37.7%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 37.7%, 8%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,073,591

CSS custom property--colour: #C77CB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#388348

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F99B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CE7F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CC78C

Analogous#B17CC7, #C77C92

Triadic#B7C77C, #7CB7C7

Split complementary#91C77C, #7CC7B1

Tetradic#C7B27C, #7CC78C, #7C92C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7F2

Lighter +20%#E6C3DE

Lighter +10%#D6A0CB

Darker −10%#B858A3

Darker −20%#9B4288

Darker −30%#773369

Darker −40%#532449

More saturated +25%#DE65C4

Less saturated −25%#B093AA

Channel breakdown

R199

G124

B183

Red199 (78%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue312.8°

Saturation (HSL)40.11%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 7C · B B7

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C77CB7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,012.528 g/mol
85 atoms

C77CB7 has a molar mass of 1,012.528 g/mol, made up of 85 atoms across 2 elements: 78 × C, 7 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,012.528 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6813423 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.9476289 × 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

C92.5%

B7.5%

Carbon (C × 78)936.858 g/mol, 92.527%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 7.473%

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