Recognised as Colour

#CC9CC7

#CC9CC7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC9CC7 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 156, 199 and HSL 306°, 32%, 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

#CC9CC7#CC9CC7

HEX#CC9CC7

RGBrgb(204, 156, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6118, 0.7804

RGB percentages80%, 61.2%, 78%

HSLhsl(306.3, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 23.5%, 2.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,479

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.8 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#336338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA7C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5ADC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D09FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Pink · ΔE 23 Light pink · ΔE 23.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CCCA1

Analogous#B99CCC, #CC9CAF

Triadic#C7CC9C, #9CC7CC

Split complementary#AFCC9C, #9CCCB9

Tetradic#CCB99C, #9CCCA1, #9CAFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDFED

Lighter +10%#DDBEDA

Darker −10%#BB7AB4

Darker −20%#A959A1

Darker −30%#894682

Darker −40%#673562

More saturated +25%#DF89D6

Less saturated −25%#B9AFB8

Channel breakdown

R204

G156

B199

Red204 (80%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue306.25°

Saturation (HSL)32%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 9C · B C7

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Harmonies

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CC9CC7 (chemical formula)

Formula
216.198 g/mol
18 atoms

CC9CC7 has a molar mass of 216.198 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 1 element: 18 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass216.198 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.5900523 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7854748 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 18)216.198 g/mol, 100%

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