Recognised as Colour

#C18BCF

#C18BCF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C18BCF is a violet with RGB values 193, 139, 207 and HSL 288°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C18BCF#C18BCF

HEX#C18BCF

RGBrgb(193, 139, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5451, 0.8118

RGB percentages75.7%, 54.5%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(287.6, 41.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 32.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK6.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,684,239

CSS custom property--colour: #C18BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#3E7430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#839BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C293A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.6 Orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 30 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CF8B

Analogous#9F8BCF, #CF8BBB

Triadic#CFC18B, #8BCFC1

Split complementary#BBCF8B, #8BCF9F

Tetradic#CF9F8B, #99CF8B, #8BBBCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FC

Lighter +20%#E8D3ED

Lighter +10%#D4AFDE

Darker −10%#AE67C0

Darker −20%#9847AD

Darker −30%#783889

Darker −40%#582A64

More saturated +25%#CD77E3

Less saturated −25%#B5A0BB

Channel breakdown

R193

G139

B207

Red193 (75.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue287.65°

Saturation (HSL)41.46%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 8B · B CF

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C18BCF (chemical formula)

Formula
258.017 g/mol
21 atoms

C18BCF has a molar mass of 258.017 g/mol, made up of 21 atoms across 3 elements: 19 × C, 1 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass258.017 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule21

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.2844731 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3340093 × 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

C88.4%

B4.2%

F7.4%

Carbon (C × 19)228.209 g/mol, 88.447%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.19%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 7.363%

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