Recognised as Colour

#C968BA

#C968BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C968BA is a magenta with RGB values 201, 104, 186 and HSL 309°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C968BA#C968BA

HEX#C968BA

RGBrgb(201, 104, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4078, 0.7294

RGB percentages78.8%, 40.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(309.3, 47.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 48.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 48.3%, 7.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,199,546

CSS custom property--colour: #C968BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#369745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6682BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8290B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D16E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Hot pink · ΔE 22.8 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68C977

Analogous#A768C9, #C9688A

Triadic#BAC968, #68BAC9

Split complementary#8AC968, #68C9A7

Tetradic#C9A768, #68C977, #688AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#F1D9ED

Lighter +20%#E4B3DC

Lighter +10%#D68ECB

Darker −10%#BB43A9

Darker −20%#963587

Darker −30%#702865

Darker −40%#4A1B43

More saturated +25%#E34ECC

Less saturated −25%#AF82A8

Channel breakdown

R201

G104

B186

Red201 (78.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue309.28°

Saturation (HSL)47.32%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 68 · B BA

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C968Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
11,763.978 g/mol
969 atoms

C968Ba has a molar mass of 11,763.978 g/mol, made up of 969 atoms across 2 elements: 968 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,763.978 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule969

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9534545 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1191364 × 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

C98.8%

Ba1.2%

Carbon (C × 968)11,626.648 g/mol, 98.833%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 1.167%

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