Recognised as Colour

#C187FF

#C187FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C187FF is a violet with RGB values 193, 135, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C187FF#C187FF

HEX#C187FF

RGBrgb(193, 135, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5294, 1

RGB percentages75.7%, 52.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(269, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK24.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,683,263

CSS custom property--colour: #C187FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#3E7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#75A2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B79CB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5FF87

Analogous#8789FF, #FD87FF

Triadic#FFC187, #87FFC1

Split complementary#FFFD87, #89FF87

Tetradic#FF8789, #C5FF87, #87FFFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6EDFF

Lighter +10%#DBBAFF

Darker −10%#A754FF

Darker −20%#8C21FF

Darker −30%#7300ED

Darker −40%#5A00BA

More saturated +25%#C187FF

Less saturated −25%#C296F0

Channel breakdown

R193

G135

B255

Red193 (75.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 87 · B FF

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C187FF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,284.053 g/mol
189 atoms

C187FF has a molar mass of 2,284.053 g/mol, made up of 189 atoms across 2 elements: 187 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,284.053 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule189

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.7927592 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6366029 × 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 × 187)2,246.057 g/mol, 98.336%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.664%

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