Recognised as Colour

#C250FF

#C250FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#C250FF is a violet with RGB values 194, 80, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#C250FF#C250FF

HEX#C250FF

RGBrgb(194, 80, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3137, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 31.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(279.1, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,734,719

CSS custom property--colour: #C250FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#3DAF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#388AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA76A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5 Magenta · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DFF50

Analogous#6A50FF, #FF50E5

Triadic#FFC250, #50FFC2

Split complementary#E4FF50, #50FF6B

Tetradic#FF6B50, #8DFF50, #50E4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E9FF

Lighter +20%#E6B6FF

Lighter +10%#D483FF

Darker −10%#B01DFF

Darker −20%#9800E9

Darker −30%#7700B6

Darker −40%#550083

More saturated +25%#C250FF

Less saturated −25%#BB66E9

Channel breakdown

R194

G80

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue279.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 50 · B FF

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C250FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,040.746 g/mol
252 atoms

C250FF has a molar mass of 3,040.746 g/mol, made up of 252 atoms across 2 elements: 250 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,040.746 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule252

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.0492775 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9804814 × 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

C98.8%

F1.2%

Carbon (C × 250)3,002.75 g/mol, 98.75%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.25%

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