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Recognised as Colour

#C28CD7

  • #C28CD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C28CD7 is a violet with RGB values 194, 140, 215 and HSL 283°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C28CD7#C28CD7
HEX#C28CD7
RGBrgb(194, 140, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.549, 0.8431
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(283.2, 48.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 34.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK9.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,039
CSS custom property--colour: #C28CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 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#9D9D9D
Inverted#3D7328

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#819DDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA2D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C195A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 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

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A1D78C
Analogous#9D8CD7, #D78CC6
Triadic#D7C28C, #8CD7C2
Split complementary#C7D78C, #8CD79C
Tetradic#D79C8C, #A1D78C, #8CC6D7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#EAD8F1
Lighter +10%#D6B2E4
Darker −10%#AE66CA
Darker −20%#9941BC
Darker −30%#7B3496
Darker −40%#5C2770
More saturated +25%#CB79EA
Less saturated −25%#B99FC4

Channel breakdown

R194
G140
B215
Red194 (76.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue283.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8C · B D7

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C28Cd7 (chemical formula)

  • Formula
  • 1,123.178 g/mol
  • 35 atoms

C28Cd7 has a molar mass of 1,123.178 g/mol, made up of 35 atoms across 2 elements: 28 × C, 7 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,123.178 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule35
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.8650809 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram5.3616976 × 10^20

Name

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Composition by mass

C29.9%
Cd70.1%
Carbon (C × 28)336.308 g/mol, 29.943%
Cadmium (Cd × 7)786.87 g/mol, 70.057%

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