Recognised as Colour

#C286FE

#C286FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C286FE is a violet with RGB values 194, 134, 254 and HSL 270°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C286FE#C286FE

HEX#C286FE

RGBrgb(194, 134, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5255, 0.9961

RGB percentages76.1%, 52.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(270, 98.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 47.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,748,542

CSS custom property--colour: #C286FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#3D7901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#659FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#75A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B89BB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Violet · ΔE 18.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Orchid · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2FE86

Analogous#8686FE, #FE86FE

Triadic#FEC286, #86FEC2

Split complementary#FEFE86, #86FE86

Tetradic#FE8686, #C2FE86, #86FEFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EBFF

Lighter +10%#DCB9FE

Darker −10%#A953FE

Darker −20%#8F21FD

Darker −30%#7602E9

Darker −40%#5C02B6

More saturated +25%#C285FF

Less saturated −25%#C295EF

Channel breakdown

R194

G134

B254

Red194 (76.1%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)98.36%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 86 · B FE

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C286Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
3,490.991 g/mol
287 atoms

C286Fe has a molar mass of 3,490.991 g/mol, made up of 287 atoms across 2 elements: 286 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,490.991 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule287

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7969269 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7250519 × 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 × 286)3,435.146 g/mol, 98.4%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 1.6%

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