Recognised as Colour

#C251FE

#C251FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C251FE is a violet with RGB values 194, 81, 254 and HSL 279°, 99%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C251FE#C251FE

HEX#C251FE

RGBrgb(194, 81, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3176, 0.9961

RGB percentages76.1%, 31.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(279.2, 98.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 68.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,734,974

CSS custom property--colour: #C251FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#3DAE01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B8AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BA76A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Fuchsia · ΔE 28 Magenta · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DFE51

Analogous#6B51FE, #FE51E4

Triadic#FEC251, #51FEC2

Split complementary#E4FE51, #51FE6B

Tetradic#FE6B51, #8DFE51, #51E4FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E9FF

Lighter +20%#E6B6FF

Lighter +10%#D484FE

Darker −10%#B01EFE

Darker −20%#9801E8

Darker −30%#7701B5

Darker −40%#550182

More saturated +25%#C250FF

Less saturated −25%#BB67E8

Channel breakdown

R194

G81

B254

Red194 (76.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue279.19°

Saturation (HSL)98.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 51 · B FE

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C251Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,070.606 g/mol
252 atoms

C251Fe has a molar mass of 3,070.606 g/mol, made up of 252 atoms across 2 elements: 251 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,070.606 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule252

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.0988612 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9612222 × 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

C98.2%

Fe1.8%

Carbon (C × 251)3,014.761 g/mol, 98.181%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.819%

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