Recognised as Colour

#C37FEB

#C37FEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C37FEB is a violet with RGB values 195, 127, 235 and HSL 278°, 73%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C37FEB#C37FEB

HEX#C37FEB

RGBrgb(195, 127, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.498, 0.9216

RGB percentages76.5%, 49.8%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(277.8, 73%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 46%, 92.2%)

CMYK17%, 46%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,812,267

CSS custom property--colour: #C37FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#3C8014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6798EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF90AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 14.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7EB7F

Analogous#8D7FEB, #EB7FDD

Triadic#EBC37F, #7FEBC3

Split complementary#DDEB7F, #7FEB8D

Tetradic#EB8D7F, #A7EB7F, #7FDDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD7F9

Lighter +10%#D8ABF2

Darker −10%#AE53E4

Darker −20%#9A27DD

Darker −30%#7C1CB5

Darker −40%#5E1589

More saturated +25%#C86CFD

Less saturated −25%#BE92D8

Channel breakdown

R195

G127

B235

Red195 (76.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue277.78°

Saturation (HSL)72.97%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 7F · B EB

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C37FeB (chemical formula)

Formula
511.062 g/mol
39 atoms

C37FeB has a molar mass of 511.062 g/mol, made up of 39 atoms across 3 elements: 37 × C, 1 × Fe, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass511.062 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule39

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.4863842 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1783582 × 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

C87%

Fe10.9%

B2.1%

Carbon (C × 37)444.407 g/mol, 86.958%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 10.927%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.115%

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