Recognised as Colour

#C996BA

#C996BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C996BA is a magenta with RGB values 201, 150, 186 and HSL 318°, 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

#C996BA#C996BA

HEX#C996BA

RGBrgb(201, 150, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5882, 0.7294

RGB percentages78.8%, 58.8%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(317.6, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.4%, 7.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,322

CSS custom property--colour: #C996BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#366945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A8B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF97A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 17 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9 Light pink · ΔE 21.1 Pink · ΔE 21.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96C9A5

Analogous#BF96C9, #C996A1

Triadic#BAC996, #96BAC9

Split complementary#A1C996, #96C9BF

Tetradic#C9BE96, #96C9A5, #96A1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFC

Lighter +20%#ECD9E6

Lighter +10%#DAB8D0

Darker −10%#B874A4

Darker −20%#A4558D

Darker −30%#834370

Darker −40%#613253

More saturated +25%#DD82C2

Less saturated −25%#B5AAB2

Channel breakdown

R201

G150

B186

Red201 (78.8%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue317.65°

Saturation (HSL)32.08%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 96 · B BA

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C996Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
12,100.286 g/mol
997 atoms

C996Ba has a molar mass of 12,100.286 g/mol, made up of 997 atoms across 2 elements: 996 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,100.286 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule997

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0092998 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.9768582 × 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

C98.9%

Ba1.1%

Carbon (C × 996)11,962.956 g/mol, 98.865%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 1.135%

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