Recognised as Colour

#C77DBB

#C77DBB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C77DBB is a magenta with RGB values 199, 125, 187 and HSL 310°, 40%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C77DBB#C77DBB

HEX#C77DBB

RGBrgb(199, 125, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4902, 0.7333

RGB percentages78%, 49%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(309.7, 39.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 37.2%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 37.2%, 6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,073,851

CSS custom property--colour: #C77DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#388244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CD8194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.3 Violet · ΔE 25.6 Hot pink · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DC789

Analogous#AE7DC7, #C77D96

Triadic#BBC77D, #7DBBC7

Split complementary#96C77D, #7DC7AE

Tetradic#C7AE7D, #7DC789, #7D96C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E8F3

Lighter +20%#E6C4E0

Lighter +10%#D6A1CE

Darker −10%#B859A8

Darker −20%#9B438D

Darker −30%#78336C

Darker −40%#54244C

More saturated +25%#DE66CB

Less saturated −25%#B094AB

Channel breakdown

R199

G125

B187

Red199 (78%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue309.73°

Saturation (HSL)39.78%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 7D · B BB

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C77DbB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,203.657 g/mol
79 atoms

C77DbB has a molar mass of 1,203.657 g/mol, made up of 79 atoms across 3 elements: 77 × C, 1 × Db, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,203.657 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule79

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9987195 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0032034 × 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

C76.8%

Db22.3%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 77)924.847 g/mol, 76.836%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 22.265%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.898%

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