Recognised as Colour

#C158F6

#C158F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C158F6 is a violet with RGB values 193, 88, 246 and HSL 280°, 90%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C158F6#C158F6

HEX#C158F6

RGBrgb(193, 88, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3451, 0.9647

RGB percentages75.7%, 34.5%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(279.9, 89.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 64.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK21.5%, 64.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,671,222

CSS custom property--colour: #C158F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#3EA709

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B8BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB77A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26 Violet · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DF658

Analogous#7258F6, #F658DC

Triadic#F6C158, #58F6C1

Split complementary#DCF658, #58F672

Tetradic#F67258, #8DF658, #58DCF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E9FE

Lighter +20%#E5B9FB

Lighter +10%#D388F9

Darker −10%#AF28F3

Darker −20%#960CDC

Darker −30%#7509AC

Darker −40%#54077B

More saturated +25%#C44FFF

Less saturated −25%#BA6EE0

Channel breakdown

R193

G88

B246

Red193 (75.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue279.87°

Saturation (HSL)89.77%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 58 · B F6

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C158F6 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,011.726 g/mol
164 atoms

C158F6 has a molar mass of 2,011.726 g/mol, made up of 164 atoms across 2 elements: 158 × C, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,011.726 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule164

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.3405496 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.9935194 × 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

C94.3%

F5.7%

Carbon (C × 158)1,897.738 g/mol, 94.334%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 5.666%

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