Recognised as Colour

#C995C1

#C995C1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C995C1 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 149, 193 and HSL 309°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C995C1#C995C1

HEX#C995C1

RGBrgb(201, 149, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5843, 0.7569

RGB percentages78.8%, 58.4%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(309.2, 32.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 25.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,073

CSS custom property--colour: #C995C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#366A3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A1C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CE98A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.1 Light pink · ΔE 24.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2 Pink · ΔE 24.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95C99D

Analogous#B795C9, #C995A7

Triadic#C1C995, #95C1C9

Split complementary#A7C995, #95C9B7

Tetradic#C9B795, #95C99D, #95A7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAFC

Lighter +20%#EBD9E9

Lighter +10%#DAB7D5

Darker −10%#B873AD

Darker −20%#A45498

Darker −30%#834279

Darker −40%#613159

More saturated +25%#DD81CF

Less saturated −25%#B5A9B3

Channel breakdown

R201

G149

B193

Red201 (78.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue309.23°

Saturation (HSL)32.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 95 · B C1

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C995C1 (chemical formula)

Formula
11,962.956 g/mol
996 atoms

C995C1 has a molar mass of 11,962.956 g/mol, made up of 996 atoms across 1 element: 996 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,962.956 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule996

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.9864956 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0339906 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 996)11,962.956 g/mol, 100%

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