Recognised as Colour

#C284FE

#C284FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C284FE is a violet with RGB values 194, 132, 254 and HSL 270°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C284FE#C284FE

HEX#C284FE

RGBrgb(194, 132, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5176, 0.9961

RGB percentages76.1%, 51.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(270.5, 98.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 48%, 99.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 48%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,748,030

CSS custom property--colour: #C284FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#3D7B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#73A0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B999B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 18.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0FE84

Analogous#8584FE, #FE84FD

Triadic#FEC284, #84FEC2

Split complementary#FDFE84, #84FE85

Tetradic#FE8584, #C0FE84, #84FDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E9FF

Lighter +10%#DBB7FE

Darker −10%#A951FE

Darker −20%#901FFD

Darker −30%#7602E7

Darker −40%#5C01B5

More saturated +25%#C283FF

Less saturated −25%#C293EE

Channel breakdown

R194

G132

B254

Red194 (76.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue270.49°

Saturation (HSL)98.39%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 84 · B FE

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C284Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,466.969 g/mol
285 atoms

C284Fe has a molar mass of 3,466.969 g/mol, made up of 285 atoms across 2 elements: 284 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,466.969 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule285

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7570375 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7370045 × 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

C98.4%

Fe1.6%

Carbon (C × 284)3,411.124 g/mol, 98.389%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.611%

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