Recognised as Colour

#CC9BCE

#CC9BCE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC9BCE is a magenta with RGB values 204, 155, 206 and HSL 298°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CC9BCE#CC9BCE

HEX#CC9BCE

RGBrgb(204, 155, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6078, 0.8078

RGB percentages80%, 60.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(297.6, 34.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 24.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK1%, 24.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,230

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#336431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2ADCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF9FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.6 Pink · ΔE 26.3 Light pink · ΔE 26.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DCE9B

Analogous#B29BCE, #CE9BB7

Triadic#CECC9B, #9BCECC

Split complementary#B6CE9B, #9BCEB2

Tetradic#CEB29B, #9DCE9B, #9BB6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDFF0

Lighter +10%#DDBDDF

Darker −10%#BB79BD

Darker −20%#A957AC

Darker −30%#89448C

Darker −40%#673469

More saturated +25%#DD88E1

Less saturated −25%#BBAEBB

Channel breakdown

R204

G155

B206

Red204 (80%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue297.65°

Saturation (HSL)34.23%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 9B · B CE

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CC9BCe (chemical formula)

Formula
271.04 g/mol
12 atoms

CC9BCe has a molar mass of 271.04 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass271.04 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.5007251 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2218642 × 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

C44.3%

B4%

Ce51.7%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 44.314%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.988%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 51.697%

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