Recognised as Colour

#C262F7

#C262F7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C262F7 is a violet with RGB values 194, 98, 247 and HSL 279°, 90%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C262F7#C262F7

HEX#C262F7

RGBrgb(194, 98, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3843, 0.9686

RGB percentages76.1%, 38.4%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(278.7, 90.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 60.3%, 96.9%)

CMYK21.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,739,319

CSS custom property--colour: #C262F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#3D9D08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2789FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5590F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97F762

Analogous#7862F7, #F762E2

Triadic#F7C262, #62F7C2

Split complementary#E2F762, #62F778

Tetradic#F77862, #97F762, #62E1F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF4FE

Lighter +20%#E8C3FC

Lighter +10%#D593F9

Darker −10%#AF31F5

Darker −20%#990CE7

Darker −30%#7909B7

Darker −40%#590786

More saturated +25%#C45AFF

Less saturated −25%#BC77E2

Channel breakdown

R194

G98

B247

Red194 (76.1%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue278.66°

Saturation (HSL)90.3%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 62 · B F7

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C262F7 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,279.868 g/mol
269 atoms

C262F7 has a molar mass of 3,279.868 g/mol, made up of 269 atoms across 2 elements: 262 × C, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,279.868 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule269

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.4463489 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8360924 × 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

C95.9%

F4.1%

Carbon (C × 262)3,146.882 g/mol, 95.945%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 4.055%

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