Recognised as Colour

#C997CC

#C997CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C997CC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 151, 204 and HSL 297°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C997CC#C997CC

HEX#C997CC

RGBrgb(201, 151, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5922, 0.8

RGB percentages78.8%, 59.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(296.6, 34.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 26%, 80%)

CMYK1.5%, 26%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,211,596

CSS custom property--colour: #C997CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#366833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EAACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC9CAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7 Thistle · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 27.8 Light pink · ΔE 27.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ACC97

Analogous#AE97CC, #CC97B5

Triadic#CCC997, #97CCC9

Split complementary#B5CC97, #97CCAE

Tetradic#CCAE97, #9ACC97, #97B4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#EDDBEE

Lighter +10%#DBB9DD

Darker −10%#B775BB

Darker −20%#A553AA

Darker −30%#844288

Darker −40%#623265

More saturated +25%#DA84DF

Less saturated −25%#B8AAB9

Channel breakdown

R201

G151

B204

Red201 (78.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue296.6°

Saturation (HSL)34.19%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 97 · B CC

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C997CC (chemical formula)

Formula
11,998.989 g/mol
999 atoms

C997CC has a molar mass of 11,998.989 g/mol, made up of 999 atoms across 1 element: 999 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,998.989 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule999

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.992479 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.0188735 × 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 × 999)11,998.989 g/mol, 100%

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