Recognised as Colour

#C29FE2

#C29FE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C29FE2 is a violet with RGB values 194, 159, 226 and HSL 271°, 54%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C29FE2#C29FE2

HEX#C29FE2

RGBrgb(194, 159, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6235, 0.8863

RGB percentages76.1%, 62.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(271.3, 53.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 29.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK14.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,754,914

CSS custom property--colour: #C29FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#3D601D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93ABE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AADE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BEA8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.3 Thistle · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1 Orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFE29F

Analogous#A09FE2, #E29FE1

Triadic#E2C29F, #9FE2C2

Split complementary#E1E29F, #9FE2A1

Tetradic#E2A19F, #BFE29F, #9FE1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EDFA

Lighter +10%#DBC6EE

Darker −10%#A978D6

Darker −20%#9051CA

Darker −30%#7736B2

Darker −40%#5D2A8B

More saturated +25%#C38FF2

Less saturated −25%#C1AFD2

Channel breakdown

R194

G159

B226

Red194 (76.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue271.34°

Saturation (HSL)53.6%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 9F · B E2

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C29Fe2 (chemical formula)

Formula
460.009 g/mol
31 atoms

C29Fe2 has a molar mass of 460.009 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 2 elements: 29 × C, 2 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass460.009 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.6386292 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3091354 × 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

C75.7%

Fe24.3%

Carbon (C × 29)348.319 g/mol, 75.72%

Iron (Fe × 2)111.69 g/mol, 24.28%

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