Recognised as Colour

#C38CDC

#C38CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C38CDC is a violet with RGB values 195, 140, 220 and HSL 281°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C38CDC#C38CDC

HEX#C38CDC

RGBrgb(195, 140, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.549, 0.8627

RGB percentages76.5%, 54.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(281.3, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK11.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,815,580

CSS custom property--colour: #C38CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#3C7323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9EDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C296AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5DC8C

Analogous#9B8CDC, #DC8CCD

Triadic#DCC38C, #8CDCC3

Split complementary#CDDC8C, #8CDC9B

Tetradic#DC9B8C, #A5DC8C, #8CCDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECDAF4

Lighter +10%#D7B3E8

Darker −10%#AF65D0

Darker −20%#9A3EC4

Darker −30%#7C309F

Darker −40%#5E2478

More saturated +25%#CA79EF

Less saturated −25%#BC9FC9

Channel breakdown

R195

G140

B220

Red195 (76.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue281.25°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 8C · B DC

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Also reads as

C38CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
580.839 g/mol
40 atoms

C38CdC has a molar mass of 580.839 g/mol, made up of 40 atoms across 2 elements: 39 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass580.839 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule40

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.6450585 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0368003 × 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

C80.6%

Cd19.4%

Carbon (C × 39)468.429 g/mol, 80.647%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 19.353%

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