Recognised as Colour

#C183FF

#C183FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C183FF is a violet with RGB values 193, 131, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C183FF#C183FF

HEX#C183FF

RGBrgb(193, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages75.7%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK24.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,682,239

CSS custom property--colour: #C183FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#3E7C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#70A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B799B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1FF83

Analogous#8383FF, #FF83FF

Triadic#FFC183, #83FFC1

Split complementary#FFFF83, #83FF83

Tetradic#FF8383, #C1FF83, #83FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E9FF

Lighter +10%#DBB6FF

Darker −10%#A850FF

Darker −20%#8E1DFF

Darker −30%#7500E9

Darker −40%#5B00B6

More saturated +25%#C183FF

Less saturated −25%#C193F0

Channel breakdown

R193

G131

B255

Red193 (75.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 83 · B FF

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C183FF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,236.009 g/mol
185 atoms

C183FF has a molar mass of 2,236.009 g/mol, made up of 185 atoms across 2 elements: 183 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,236.009 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule185

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7129803 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6932543 × 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

C98.3%

F1.7%

Carbon (C × 183)2,198.013 g/mol, 98.301%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.699%

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