Recognised as Colour

#CC5BAB

#CC5BAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC5BAB is a magenta with RGB values 204, 91, 171 and HSL 318°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC5BAB#CC5BAB

HEX#CC5BAB

RGBrgb(204, 91, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3569, 0.6706

RGB percentages80%, 35.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(317.5, 52.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 55.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 55.4%, 16.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,392,811

CSS custom property--colour: #CC5BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#33A454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6179AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#818BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D75D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.9 Hot pink · ΔE 17.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BCC7C

Analogous#B45BCC, #CC5B73

Triadic#ABCC5B, #5BABCC

Split complementary#73CC5B, #5BCCB5

Tetradic#CCB55B, #5BCC7C, #5B72CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7FB

Lighter +30%#F0D0E7

Lighter +20%#E4A9D3

Lighter +10%#D882BF

Darker −10%#BA3A95

Darker −20%#932E76

Darker −30%#6C2257

Darker −40%#451637

More saturated +25%#E740B6

Less saturated −25%#B176A0

Channel breakdown

R204

G91

B171

Red204 (80%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue317.52°

Saturation (HSL)52.56%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 5B · B AB

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

CC5BaB (chemical formula)

Formula
220.206 g/mol
8 atoms

CC5BaB has a molar mass of 220.206 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × C, 1 × Ba, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass220.206 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6566067 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.734776 × 10^21

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

C32.7%

Ba62.4%

B4.9%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 32.727%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 62.364%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.909%

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