Recognised as Colour

#C258FE

#C258FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C258FE is a violet with RGB values 194, 88, 254 and HSL 278°, 99%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C258FE#C258FE

HEX#C258FE

RGBrgb(194, 88, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3451, 0.9961

RGB percentages76.1%, 34.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(278.3, 98.8%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 65.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 65.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,736,766

CSS custom property--colour: #C258FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#3DA701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#438CFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94FE58

Analogous#6F58FE, #FE58E7

Triadic#FEC258, #58FEC2

Split complementary#E7FE58, #58FE6F

Tetradic#FE6F58, #94FE58, #58E7FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF0FF

Lighter +20%#E7BDFF

Lighter +10%#D58BFE

Darker −10%#AF25FE

Darker −20%#9901EF

Darker −30%#7801BC

Darker −40%#580189

More saturated +25%#C257FF

Less saturated −25%#BC6DE9

Channel breakdown

R194

G88

B254

Red194 (76.1%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue278.31°

Saturation (HSL)98.81%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 58 · B FE

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C258Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,154.683 g/mol
259 atoms

C258Fe has a molar mass of 3,154.683 g/mol, made up of 259 atoms across 2 elements: 258 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,154.683 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule259

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2384744 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9089527 × 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 × 258)3,098.838 g/mol, 98.23%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.77%

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