Recognised as Colour

#C195CF

#C195CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C195CF is a violet with RGB values 193, 149, 207 and HSL 286°, 38%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C195CF#C195CF

HEX#C195CF

RGBrgb(193, 149, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5843, 0.8118

RGB percentages75.7%, 58.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(285.5, 37.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 28%, 81.2%)

CMYK6.8%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,686,799

CSS custom property--colour: #C195CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#3E6A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C19BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.3 Thistle · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3CF95

Analogous#A495CF, #CF95C0

Triadic#CFC195, #95CFC1

Split complementary#C0CF95, #95CFA4

Tetradic#CFA495, #A3CF95, #95C0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EADBEF

Lighter +10%#D6B8DF

Darker −10%#AC72BF

Darker −20%#984FAF

Darker −30%#793F8C

Darker −40%#5B2F69

More saturated +25%#CB82E2

Less saturated −25%#B7A8BC

Channel breakdown

R193

G149

B207

Red193 (75.7%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue285.52°

Saturation (HSL)37.66%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 95 · B CF

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C195CF (chemical formula)

Formula
2,373.154 g/mol
197 atoms

C195CF has a molar mass of 2,373.154 g/mol, made up of 197 atoms across 2 elements: 196 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,373.154 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule197

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9407149 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.5376106 × 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

C99.2%

F0.8%

Carbon (C × 196)2,354.156 g/mol, 99.199%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.801%

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