Recognised as Colour

#CC78C4

#CC78C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC78C4 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 120, 196 and HSL 306°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC78C4#CC78C4

HEX#CC78C4

RGBrgb(204, 120, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4706, 0.7686

RGB percentages80%, 47.1%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(305.7, 45.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 41.2%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 41.2%, 3.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,400,260

CSS custom property--colour: #CC78C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#33873B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#758EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D27E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Plum · ΔE 16.6 Violet · ΔE 18.3 Hot pink · ΔE 25.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78CC80

Analogous#AA78CC, #CC789A

Triadic#C4CC78, #78C4CC

Split complementary#9ACC78, #78CCAA

Tetradic#CCAA78, #78CC80, #789ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E7F5

Lighter +20%#E8C2E4

Lighter +10%#DA9DD4

Darker −10%#BE53B4

Darker −20%#A13D98

Darker −30%#7C2F75

Darker −40%#572152

More saturated +25%#E361D7

Less saturated −25%#B58FB1

Channel breakdown

R204

G120

B196

Red204 (80%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue305.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.16%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 78 · B C4

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Harmonies

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CC78C4 (chemical formula)

Formula
996.913 g/mol
83 atoms

CC78C4 has a molar mass of 996.913 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 1 element: 83 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass996.913 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.655413 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0407887 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 83)996.913 g/mol, 100%

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