Recognised as Colour

#C28BCE

#C28BCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C28BCE is a violet with RGB values 194, 139, 206 and HSL 289°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C28BCE#C28BCE

HEX#C28BCE

RGBrgb(194, 139, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5451, 0.8078

RGB percentages76.1%, 54.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(289.3, 40.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 32.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK5.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,749,774

CSS custom property--colour: #C28BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#3D7431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#839BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C392A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Violet · ΔE 26.5 Thistle · ΔE 29.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97CE8B

Analogous#A18BCE, #CE8BB9

Triadic#CEC28B, #8BCEC2

Split complementary#B9CE8B, #8BCEA1

Tetradic#CEA18B, #97CE8B, #8BB9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FB

Lighter +20%#E8D3EC

Lighter +10%#D5AFDD

Darker −10%#AF67BF

Darker −20%#9948AB

Darker −30%#793987

Darker −40%#592A63

More saturated +25%#CF76E3

Less saturated −25%#B5A0B9

Channel breakdown

R194

G139

B206

Red194 (76.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue289.25°

Saturation (HSL)40.61%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 8B · B CE

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C28BCe (chemical formula)

Formula
487.238 g/mol
30 atoms

C28BCe has a molar mass of 487.238 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 3 elements: 28 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass487.238 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.0907773 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2359752 × 10^21

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

C69%

B2.2%

Ce28.8%

Carbon (C × 28)336.308 g/mol, 69.023%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.219%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 28.758%

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