Recognised as Colour

#C986BE

#C986BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C986BE is a magenta with RGB values 201, 134, 190 and HSL 310°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C986BE#C986BE

HEX#C986BE

RGBrgb(201, 134, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5255, 0.7451

RGB percentages78.8%, 52.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(309.9, 38.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 33.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 5.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,207,230

CSS custom property--colour: #C986BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#367941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8596C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#959FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CF899Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Thistle · ΔE 28.1 Violet · ΔE 28.9 Light pink · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86C991

Analogous#B386C9, #C9869C

Triadic#BEC986, #86BEC9

Split complementary#9CC986, #86C9B3

Tetradic#C9B386, #86C991, #869CC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F0F7

Lighter +20%#E8CDE4

Lighter +10%#D9A9D1

Darker −10%#B963AB

Darker −20%#A14892

Darker −30%#7E3872

Darker −40%#5B2852

More saturated +25%#DF70CD

Less saturated −25%#B39CAF

Channel breakdown

R201

G134

B190

Red201 (78.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue309.85°

Saturation (HSL)38.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 86 · B BE

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C986Be (chemical formula)

Formula
11,851.8582 g/mol
987 atoms

C986Be has a molar mass of 11,851.8582 g/mol, made up of 987 atoms across 2 elements: 986 × C, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,851.8582 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule987

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9680474 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0811785 × 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%

Be0.1%

Carbon (C × 986)11,842.846 g/mol, 99.924%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.076%

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