Recognised as Colour

#C908BC

#C908BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C908BC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 8, 188 and HSL 304°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C908BC#C908BC

HEX#C908BC

RGBrgb(201, 8, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0314, 0.7373

RGB percentages78.8%, 3.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(304, 92.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304, 96%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 6.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,174,972

CSS custom property--colour: #C908BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#36F743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A78B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D2316Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 27.5 Purple · ΔE 28.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08C915

Analogous#7508C9, #C9085C

Triadic#BCC908, #08BCC9

Split complementary#5CC908, #08C975

Tetradic#C97508, #08C915, #085CC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBA2F5

Lighter +30%#F971F0

Lighter +20%#F740EB

Lighter +10%#F50FE6

Darker −10%#98068E

Darker −20%#670460

Darker −30%#360232

Darker −40%#050004

More saturated +25%#D100C3

Less saturated −25%#AF22A5

Channel breakdown

R201

B188

Red201 (78.8%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue304.04°

Saturation (HSL)92.34%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 08 · B BC

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C908BC (chemical formula)

Formula
10,928.809 g/mol
910 atoms

C908BC has a molar mass of 10,928.809 g/mol, made up of 910 atoms across 2 elements: 909 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,928.809 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule910

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8147714 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5103358 × 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

C99.9%

B0.1%

Carbon (C × 909)10,917.999 g/mol, 99.901%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.099%

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