Recognised as Colour

#C86BAB

#C86BAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C86BAB is a magenta with RGB values 200, 107, 171 and HSL 319°, 46%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C86BAB#C86BAB

HEX#C86BAB

RGBrgb(200, 107, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4196, 0.6706

RGB percentages78.4%, 42%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(318.7, 45.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 46.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 14.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,134,763

CSS custom property--colour: #C86BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#379454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F82ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#8890A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D26D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Orchid · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Hot pink · ΔE 21.8 Violet · ΔE 25 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BC888

Analogous#B76BC8, #C86B7C

Triadic#ABC86B, #6BABC8

Split complementary#7CC86B, #6BC8B7

Tetradic#C8B76B, #6BC888, #6B7CC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DBEA

Lighter +20%#E4B5D5

Lighter +10%#D690C0

Darker −10%#BA4696

Darker −20%#953878

Darker −30%#702A5A

Darker −40%#4B1C3C

More saturated +25%#E152B5

Less saturated −25%#AF84A1

Channel breakdown

R200

G107

B171

Red200 (78.4%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue318.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.81%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 6B · B AB

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C86BaB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,181.086 g/mol
88 atoms

C86BaB has a molar mass of 1,181.086 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 3 elements: 86 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,181.086 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9612394 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0988165 × 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

C87.5%

Ba11.6%

B0.9%

Carbon (C × 86)1,032.946 g/mol, 87.457%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 11.627%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.915%

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