Recognised as Colour

#C8588B

#C8588B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C8588B is a red with RGB values 200, 88, 139 and HSL 333°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C8588B#C8588B

HEX#C8588B

RGBrgb(200, 88, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3451, 0.5451

RGB percentages78.4%, 34.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(332.7, 50.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 56%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 56%, 30.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,129,867

CSS custom property--colour: #C8588B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#37A774

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68728Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#868688no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D6526Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9 Hot pink · ΔE 19.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 28.8 Light coral · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58C895

Analogous#C858C3, #C85D58

Triadic#8BC858, #588BC8

Split complementary#58C85D, #58C3C8

Tetradic#C3C858, #58C895, #5D58C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF1F6

Lighter +30%#EECBDB

Lighter +20%#E1A5C0

Lighter +10%#D57EA6

Darker −10%#B23B71

Darker −20%#8C2E59

Darker −30%#662140

Darker −40%#3F1528

More saturated +25%#E43C89

Less saturated −25%#AC748D

Channel breakdown

R200

G88

B139

Red200 (78.4%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue332.68°

Saturation (HSL)50.45%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 58 · B 8B

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C8588B (chemical formula)

Formula
103,161.278 g/mol
8589 atoms

C8588B has a molar mass of 103,161.278 g/mol, made up of 8589 atoms across 2 elements: 8588 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass103,161.278 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8589

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7130333 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram5.8375981 × 10^18

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

C100%

B0%

Carbon (C × 8588)103,150.468 g/mol, 99.99%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.01%

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