Recognised as Colour

#C98CBF

#C98CBF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C98CBF is a magenta with RGB values 201, 140, 191 and HSL 310°, 36%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C98CBF#C98CBF

HEX#C98CBF

RGBrgb(201, 140, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.549, 0.749

RGB percentages78.8%, 54.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(309.8, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 30.3%, 5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,208,767

CSS custom property--colour: #C98CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#367340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE8F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.4 Light pink · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9 Pink · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CC996

Analogous#B48CC9, #C98CA1

Triadic#BFC98C, #8CBFC9

Split complementary#A1C98C, #8CC9B5

Tetradic#C9B58C, #8CC996, #8CA1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F9

Lighter +20%#EAD1E6

Lighter +10%#D9AFD2

Darker −10%#B969AC

Darker −20%#A34C94

Darker −30%#803C75

Darker −40%#5D2C55

More saturated +25%#DE77CD

Less saturated −25%#B4A1B1

Channel breakdown

R201

G140

B191

Red201 (78.8%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue309.84°

Saturation (HSL)36.09%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 8C · B BF

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C98CBF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,218.897 g/mol
101 atoms

C98CBF has a molar mass of 1,218.897 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 99 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,218.897 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.0240261 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.9406478 × 10^20

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

C97.6%

B0.9%

F1.6%

Carbon (C × 99)1,189.089 g/mol, 97.555%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.887%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.559%

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