Recognised as Colour

#C946B9

#C946B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C946B9 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 70, 185 and HSL 307°, 55%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C946B9#C946B9

HEX#C946B9

RGBrgb(201, 70, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2745, 0.7255

RGB percentages78.8%, 27.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(307.3, 54.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 65.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 65.2%, 8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,190,841

CSS custom property--colour: #C946B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#36B946

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4270BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E83B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D25179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8 Purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46C956

Analogous#9746C9, #C94678

Triadic#B9C946, #46B9C9

Split complementary#78C946, #46C997

Tetradic#C99746, #46C956, #4678C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E4F5

Lighter +30%#ECBCE6

Lighter +20%#E095D7

Lighter +10%#D56DC8

Darker −10%#AA329C

Darker −20%#832678

Darker −30%#5B1B53

Darker −40%#340F2F

More saturated +25%#E728D0

Less saturated −25%#AB64A2

Channel breakdown

R201

G70

B185

Red201 (78.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue307.33°

Saturation (HSL)54.81%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 46 · B B9

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C946B9 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,459.696 g/mol
955 atoms

C946B9 has a molar mass of 11,459.696 g/mol, made up of 955 atoms across 2 elements: 946 × C, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,459.696 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule955

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9029273 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.2550615 × 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

C99.2%

B0.8%

Carbon (C × 946)11,362.406 g/mol, 99.151%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 0.849%

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