Recognised as Colour

#C173FB

#C173FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C173FB is a violet with RGB values 193, 115, 251 and HSL 274°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C173FB#C173FB

HEX#C173FB

RGBrgb(193, 115, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.451, 0.9843

RGB percentages75.7%, 45.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(274.4, 94.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 54.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK23.1%, 54.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,678,139

CSS custom property--colour: #C173FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#3E8C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4893FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6397F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#B98BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFB73

Analogous#7D73FB, #FB73F1

Triadic#FBC173, #73FBC1

Split complementary#F1FB73, #73FB7D

Tetradic#FB7D73, #ADFB73, #73F1FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDD6FE

Lighter +10%#D7A5FC

Darker −10%#AB41FA

Darker −20%#9510F8

Darker −30%#7906CF

Darker −40%#5C059D

More saturated +25%#C26FFF

Less saturated −25%#BE85E9

Channel breakdown

R193

G115

B251

Red193 (75.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue274.41°

Saturation (HSL)94.44%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 73 · B FB

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C173FB (chemical formula)

Formula
2,107.711 g/mol
175 atoms

C173FB has a molar mass of 2,107.711 g/mol, made up of 175 atoms across 3 elements: 173 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,107.711 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule175

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.4999365 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8571947 × 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

C98.6%

F0.9%

B0.5%

Carbon (C × 173)2,077.903 g/mol, 98.586%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.901%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.513%

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