Recognised as Colour

#C265FF

#C265FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C265FF is a violet with RGB values 194, 101, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C265FF#C265FF

HEX#C265FF

RGBrgb(194, 101, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3961, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 39.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.2, 100%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 60.4%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,740,095

CSS custom property--colour: #C265FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#3D9A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#208CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5192FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA83A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Violet · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2FF65

Analogous#7565FF, #FF65EF

Triadic#FFC265, #65FFC2

Split complementary#EFFF65, #65FF75

Tetradic#FF7565, #A2FF65, #65EFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EACBFF

Lighter +10%#D698FF

Darker −10%#AE32FF

Darker −20%#9900FE

Darker −30%#7B00CB

Darker −40%#5C0098

More saturated +25%#C265FF

Less saturated −25%#BE78EC

Channel breakdown

R194

G101

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 65 · B FF

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C265FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,220.911 g/mol
267 atoms

C265FF has a molar mass of 3,220.911 g/mol, made up of 267 atoms across 2 elements: 265 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,220.911 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule267

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.3484485 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.8697011 × 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 × 265)3,182.915 g/mol, 98.82%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.18%

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