Recognised as Colour

#C298FB

#C298FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C298FB is a violet with RGB values 194, 152, 251 and HSL 265°, 93%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C298FB#C298FB

HEX#C298FB

RGBrgb(194, 152, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5961, 0.9843

RGB percentages76.1%, 59.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(265.5, 92.5%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 39.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK22.7%, 39.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,753,147

CSS custom property--colour: #C298FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3D6704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80AAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ABF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 23.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FB98

Analogous#989FFB, #F498FB

Triadic#FBC298, #98FBC2

Split complementary#FBF398, #A0FB98

Tetradic#FB989F, #D1FB98, #98FBF4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAFF

Lighter +10%#DFC9FD

Darker −10%#A567F9

Darker −20%#8836F7

Darker −30%#6B09F1

Darker −40%#5607C0

More saturated +25%#C194FF

Less saturated −25%#C4A5EE

Channel breakdown

R194

G152

B251

Red194 (76.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue265.45°

Saturation (HSL)92.52%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 98 · B FB

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C298FB (chemical formula)

Formula
3,609.086 g/mol
300 atoms

C298FB has a molar mass of 3,609.086 g/mol, made up of 300 atoms across 3 elements: 298 × C, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,609.086 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule300

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.9930283 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.6686055 × 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

C99.2%

F0.5%

B0.3%

Carbon (C × 298)3,579.278 g/mol, 99.174%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.526%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.3%

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