Colour

#C279FF

#C279FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C279FF is a violet with RGB values 194, 121, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C279FF#C279FF

HEX#C279FF

RGBrgb(194, 121, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4745, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 47.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.7, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,745,215

CSS custom property--colour: #C279FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#3D8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#679BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B991B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF79

Analogous#7F79FF, #FF79F9

Triadic#FFC279, #79FFC2

Split complementary#F9FF79, #79FF7F

Tetradic#FF7F79, #B6FF79, #79F9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DFFF

Lighter +10%#D9ACFF

Darker −10%#AB46FF

Darker −20%#9413FF

Darker −30%#7900DF

Darker −40%#5E00AC

More saturated +25%#C279FF

Less saturated −25%#C18AEE

Channel breakdown

R194

G121

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 79 · B FF

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C279FF (chemical formula)

Formula
3,389.065 g/mol
281 atoms

C279FF has a molar mass of 3,389.065 g/mol, made up of 281 atoms across 2 elements: 279 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,389.065 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule281

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6276748 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7769328 × 10^20

Composition by mass

C98.9%

F1.1%

Carbon (C × 279)3,351.069 g/mol, 98.879%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 1.121%

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