Recognised as Colour

#C899CF

#C899CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C899CF is a magenta with RGB values 200, 153, 207 and HSL 292°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C899CF#C899CF

HEX#C899CF

RGBrgb(200, 153, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6, 0.8118

RGB percentages78.4%, 60%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(292.2, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK3.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,146,575

CSS custom property--colour: #C899CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#376630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A5D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EABCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.2 Thistle · ΔE 21 Pink · ΔE 28.3 Light pink · ΔE 28.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0CF99

Analogous#AD99CF, #CF99BB

Triadic#CFC899, #99CFC8

Split complementary#BBCF99, #99CFAD

Tetradic#CFAD99, #A0CF99, #99BBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDEF0

Lighter +10%#DBBCDF

Darker −10%#B576BF

Darker −20%#A354AE

Darker −30%#83428D

Darker −40%#63326A

More saturated +25%#D686E2

Less saturated −25%#BAACBC

Channel breakdown

R200

G153

B207

Red200 (78.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue292.22°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 99 · B CF

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C899CF (chemical formula)

Formula
10,828.898 g/mol
901 atoms

C899CF has a molar mass of 10,828.898 g/mol, made up of 901 atoms across 2 elements: 900 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,828.898 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule901

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7981808 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.561176 × 10^19

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

C99.8%

F0.2%

Carbon (C × 900)10,809.9 g/mol, 99.825%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.175%

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